JPH0137740B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a color combination scale that allows color combinations to be determined extremely easily based on various images.

Conventionally, the color cube known as the Munsell system forms a three-dimensional space using a cylindrical coordinate system to perceive color on the surface of an object according to the three attributes of hue, brightness, and saturation, and the Z of the cylindrical coordinate system is The axis corresponds to lightness, θ corresponds to hue, and γ corresponds to saturation. All chromatic colors of the same hue exist on the half plane of θ = const., and γ = const.
There are chromatic colors of each hue with the same saturation on the cylindrical surface. Although the Munsell system can quantitatively represent a single color as a symbol, it has nothing to do with the psychological image that color has.

On the other hand, in order to associate colors with psychological images, Special Publication No. 56-46082 breaks down colors into tone and hue, psychologically analyzes the relationship between these and image language, and differentiates the image language. Arranged three-dimensionally in three-dimensional coordinates in relation to color,
We have proposed a color image scale that facilitates the conversion of colors and image languages.

On such a scale, it is certainly easy to convert to a single color image language or vice versa, but it is also possible to consider combinations of multiple colors based on a comprehensive image, such as an image of elegance or beauty. Furthermore, it has been extremely difficult to select one or more other colors to bring out a specific image in relation to other colors since a certain base color exists.

This type of color combination, or color coordination, can be used for home interiors, clothing combinations, toys, etc.
Although it is necessary in all fields, in the past it was determined only by each individual's taste and long experience, but color coordination based on such experience can vary depending on the individual. It was extremely difficult to carry out uniform coordination as this caused problems and required skill.

For this reason, in various industries closely related to color, it has been long awaited to realize a scale for color combinations that would enable objective color coordination.

In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention makes it possible to easily select a combination of a plurality of colors based on one overall image, such as an image of elegance or beauty, and also allows a certain base color to exist. To provide a color combination scale that allows one or more other colors to be easily selected so as to bring out a specific image in relation to other colors.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

The present invention comprises a substrate in which color samples corresponding to the hues and tones are arranged in a matrix on two-dimensional coordinates consisting of a hue axis and a tone axis that take into account a specific image, and a mask plate in which a plurality of openings are formed. Accordingly, a plurality of color combinations matching a desired overall image can be created.

FIG. 1 is a surface view showing the substrate, in which achromatic color samples WB are arranged in order of lightness on the central vertical line of the horizontal axis, with black at the bottom and white at the top. On both the left and right sides, color samples of chromatic colors GY, Y, YR, etc. are arranged in the following manner.

The chromatic colors GY, Y, YR... are arranged so that on the left side, the bright hues to gentle hues are located in the direction away from the achromatic color, such as red-purple, red,
They are arranged in the order of orange, yellow, and yellow-green. On the other hand, on the right side, bright hues to refreshing hues are positioned in the direction away from the achromatic color.
They are arranged in the order of purple, blue, purple, blue, blue-purple, and green. Each of the six chromatic colors is a chromatic color located on the opposite side from left to right (for example, yellow-green and purple are
Also, the colors (yellow and blue-purple) are positioned so that they are opposite colors.

On the other hand, on the vertical axis, there are soft, mild, adult, and hard.
Divide into four groups in order of brightness, and write in each group a language that has an image (tone) corresponding to the brightness of the achromatic color. For example, achromatic colors arranged in order of lightness
"Light" is the term corresponding to WB brightness 9 in terms of tone.
For VP, enter "Awai" P in the term that corresponds in tone to the lightness of 8.5, and enter "Bright" in the term that corresponds in tone to the lightness of 8, and define these as a soft group. Next, "gentle" Lgr is added to the term that corresponds in tone to a lightness of 7, "smooth" L is added to the term that corresponds in tone to a lightness of 6.5, and "smooth" Gr is added to the term that corresponds in tone to a lightness of 6. These are classified as the mild group. In addition, write DI for "brightness" in the field that corresponds in tone to lightness 5.5, enter V for "vivid" in the field that corresponds in tone to lightness 5, and enter S for "strong" in the field that corresponds in tone to lightness 4. These are considered to be the affluent (adult) group. Finally, add "Fukai" Dp to the term that corresponds to brightness 3.5, and
Enter "Kurai" Dk in the term that corresponds in tone to Lightness 2, and enter "Omoi" Dgr in the term that corresponds in tone to Lightness 2, and define these as a hard group. Then, a color sample that matches the image of each term is attached to each chromatic color matrix portion in which each term is moved in parallel.

The color sample may be determined based on the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-46082, or other methods may be used.

The inventor of the present invention determined the color sample in the
“MM COLOR” published by Japan Color Design Institute Co., Ltd., the applicant of No. 46082
I did it as follows based on the section ``How to differentiate color tone/tone'' published in ``CHART''.

Figure 2 is a hue plan view of a semi-ellipse in which all the chromatic colors of the green hue are located by cutting the color cube of the Munsell system into half planes with θ = const. The degree axis is taken as the horizontal axis, and it is divided into 12 parts based on the corresponding color tone, and the color tone determined by the combination of brightness and chroma is described in each part. For example, an area with high brightness and low saturation is Vp (Very Pleasant), and an area with high brightness and intermediate saturation is called Vp (very light).
P′ (frothy), B′ (bright), Lgr′ (bright gray) L′ (light) S′ (strong) Gr′ (gray)
DI′ (dark) Dgr′ (dark gray) Dk′ (dark) Dp′ (
A plurality of color samples a corresponding to each area are attached.

From this plan view, a color sample to be pasted on the above-mentioned FIG. 1 is determined.

To briefly explain the order of determination, first, color samples with unfavorable color combinations are excluded. For example, colors that are too dark to coordinate (the shaded area at the bottom of color sample Dgr′) or colors that are too deep and out of the usual range (color sample
Excluding the shaded area on the right side of V', determine the area with high coordination efficiency.

Next, in the frame with high coordination efficiency, those in the categories Vp', P', B', which have high brightness and low saturation (one group), those with medium brightness and low saturation, Lgr′, L′, Gr′ (2 groups), DI′, S′, V′ with intermediate brightness and intermediate saturation (3 groups), low brightness Dgr′Dk′, Dp′, with intermediate saturation (4 group B),
Each is separated by a dashed-dotted line.

Finally, color samples a corresponding to the items Vp, P,... shown in Figure 1 are selected from each group, and each item Vp,... in the soft group is selected.
Then, as a general rule, each item Lgr in the mild group is more important than the 1st group, and then, as a general rule, each item DI in the rich (adult) group is more important than the 2nd group.
In ..., each item Dp in the heavy (hard) group is selected from 3 groups in principle, and in . . . in principle from 4 groups.

This method makes it easy to determine the color sample a corresponding to the image language of each of the items Vp, P, . . . . In addition, each item VP, P, etc. shown in Figure 1 and the second
Although it partially coincides with the divisions Vp′, P′, etc. shown in the figure,
It is not necessarily necessary to select from among the categories Vp', P',..., but each item Vp, shown in Figure 1,
It is sufficient to select a color sample that matches the image language of P, . In addition, the achromatic color samples WB brightness arranged in the order of brightness in Figure 1, and each item Vp shown in Figure 1,
It is not necessary to exactly match the brightness of the color samples of chromatic colors GY, Y, YR, etc. pasted based on the image language of P, ..., but it is sufficient that they match in tone. 3 to 4 show a mask plate having the same external shape and the same vertical and horizontal axes as the substrate, and an opening 1 at a location corresponding to the color sample of the substrate.
0... is formed.

The formation of the openings 10 is determined by an image (hereinafter referred to as a comprehensive image) generated from a desired combination of a plurality of colors.

In other words, the overall image includes elegance, pretty, dandy, gorgeous, modern, moody, casual, etc. These images generally have the same hue with a difference in brightness A, and similar images with similar brightness differences, as shown in Figure 5. It usually occurs between hues B, opposite colors C at the same brightness, or a combination thereof, and the image does not arise from only a specific hue.

Therefore, after superimposing a mask plate having openings 10 formed based on the specific comprehensive image on the substrate shown in FIG.
Match 0 with the color sample corresponding to the base color. Then, the color samples appearing from the other openings 10a are appropriately selected to determine a color combination that matches a specific overall image.

Figure 3 is a mask board that reveals a comprehensive image of elegance.

The overall image of elegance is achieved by creating an opening 10 with the basic tone color of "easy" and "soft" written on the vertical axis of the board, and also adjusting the brightness difference A between the same hue. Openings 10 with complementary color meanings between similar hues B with similar differences and between opposite colors C with the same lightness.
Drill a... In addition, among the openings 10a having complementary colors, especially the openings 10 located in the opposite color.
If c is made to have the same opening area as the basic color opening 10, the opposite color may be too strong and it may be difficult to get a feel for the complementary color. Make it smaller.

Such a mask board is combined with the substrate and color coordination is performed using the method described above, but there are various types of elegance and preferences depending on each person, and this mask board is suitable for such preferences. I can handle it.

For example, if you want profound elegance, you can use the opening 10a in the "full" section, and if you want soft elegance, you can use the opening 10b in the "light" VP section. Also, if you are looking for gentle elegance,
A yellow-green color located on the gentle side of the hue axis (horizontal axis) may be used as the base color. In this case, the mask plate is not laterally shifted.

In addition, when refreshing elegance is desired, since it is not possible to use the above-mentioned flat substrate, the above-mentioned substrate may be attached on a cylindrical surface and used in an endless shape.

FIG. 4 is a mask board that reveals the overall image of Pretty.

The overall image of "pretty" is created by drilling an opening 11 with the basic color of "gentle" or "smooth" written on the vertical axis of the board, and also adjusting the brightness difference A between the same hue. Openings 11a, each having a complementary color meaning, are formed between similar hues B with similar differences. In addition, since the overall image of Pretai has a strong soft and mild image, openings 11a of complementary colors are also concentrated in this area. Furthermore, if an opening with a complementary color meaning is formed in the opposite color space C, the color tone becomes too strong and the beauty disappears, so no opening is formed in the opposite color space C.

Mask plates based on other comprehensive images may also be formed in accordance with the mask plates for elegance and beauty.

As described above, according to the present invention, in principle, by laterally shifting the mask plate placed on the substrate, it is possible to easily combine multiple colors based on a comprehensive image, such as an image of elegance or beauty. Also, there is a certain base color, and one or more other colors can be easily selected to bring out a particular image in relation to other colors, and everything that is related to color. We can provide the color combination scale that the industry has been waiting for for a long time.

Therefore, by using such a color combination scale, uniform coordination can be achieved in all fields such as home interiors, toys, clothing, etc., without individual variations and without the need for skill. Become.

Furthermore, the present invention allows users to freely create an image based on their own ideas by freely creating openings in a mask plate that does not have openings in front according to their preference. Also, since there is no need to paste color samples one by one, when considering various images,
Extremely convenient. It has the same effect as the above.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 5 all show examples of the present invention. Figure 1 is a surface view of the substrate, and Figure 2 is a semi-elliptical shape obtained by cutting the Munsell system color cube into a half plane with θ = const. Hue plan view, Figure 3 is the surface view of the mask plate that reveals a comprehensive image of elegance,
FIG. 4 is a surface view of a mask plate that reveals the overall image of the pretties, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the mask plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A group of color samples corresponding to the hues and tones are arranged in a matrix on two-dimensional coordinates consisting of a hue axis that takes into account a specific image and a tone axis that is basically formed in order of lightness. At the same time, it consists of a color sample substrate on which a color sample to be formed in the matrix portion is arranged as shown in A below, and a color sample concealing mask plate in which a plurality of openings are formed as shown in B below, and the mask plate A scale for color combinations characterized in that it is configured such that a plurality of color combinations that match an overall image can be revealed from an opening while concealing a color sample on the substrate. A: Arrange the achromatic color samples WB in order of brightness on the central vertical line of the horizontal axis, with black at the bottom and white at the top, and on the left side, the color samples WB are arranged in order of lightness, from bright hues to gentle hues, in the direction away from the achromatic color. Chromatic colors GY, Y, Y, R, etc. are arranged in a predetermined order so that the hues are located in the right direction, and on the right side, the vibrant hues to the refreshing hues are located in the direction away from the achromatic color. On the vertical axis, on the other hand, an item is provided in which a language with an image corresponding to the brightness (tone) of the achromatic color is written, and each chromatic color matrix portion that moves in parallel along the item is filled with the image of each item. Chromatic colors with matching tones
A board with color samples arranged with GY, Y, YR... B. A plurality of openings 10 are formed in locations corresponding to the color samples of the substrate, and the plurality of openings 10 are arranged between brightness differences in the same hue, between similar hues with similar brightness differences, and with the same brightness. The opening 10 is formed based on a specific overall image consisting of opposite colors or a combination thereof.
A mask board characterized by