Effects of Saturation on Anger in a Low-Saturation Range: A Comparison of Background Colors in 12 Tones

This study used an online survey to investigate the effects of brightness in low-saturation color ranges on anger processing. Specifically, it explored how background hues—red, yellow-green, and blue-green—affect perceptions of illustrations of an angry red face. The experiment involved 36 color com...

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Published in:	Behavioral Sciences
Main Authors:	Akinori Shimodaira, Noriyuki Kida
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Subjects:	three attributes of color hue value saturation emotion anger
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/4/551

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