The brightness of colour.

The perception of brightness depends on spatial context: the same stimulus can appear light or dark depending on what surrounds it. A less well-known but equally important contextual phenomenon is that the colour of a stimulus can also alter its brightness. Specifically, stimuli that are more satura...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Corney, John-Dylan Haynes, Geraint Rees, R Beau Lotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2659800?pdf=render