Appendix - Page 2

The Munsell Color System

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.