The following problems are chosen from daily life.
They suggest a harmonious arrangement of color in:
A Room
Wall Paper
Trimming
HUE
Yellow-Red
Yellow-Red
VALUE
Light 7/
Dark 3/
CHROMA
Weak /1
Strong /6
YR 7/1
YR 3/6
7 X 1 = 7
3 X 6 = 18
AREA
18 Parts
7 Parts *
A Basket of Chrysanthemums
Flowers
Leaves and Basket
HUE
Yellow
Green-Yellow
VALUE
High 8/
Low 3/
CHROMA
Strong /8
Weak
Y 8/8
GY 3/3
8 X 8 = 64
3 X 3 = 9
AREA
9 Parts
64 Parts *
A Dress
Dress
Embroidery
HUE
Purple-Blue
Yellow
VALUE
Low 3/
High 8/
CHROMA
Weak /2
Strong /8
PB 3/2
Y 8/8
3 X 2 = 6
8 X 8 = 64
AREA
64 Parts
6 Parts *
By way of summary, it may be said that the Munsell Color System is not an inflexible scientific formula. It is rather an expression of some of the fundamental truths about color, which incomplete as they may be, are far superior to anything that has been yet discovered in the field of color theory and practice.
A. E. O. Munsell
FOOTNOTES:
* It must be remembered that this formula is only an approximation.
