Common Uses of Color in Computer Graphics
nAesthetic uses:
–establish a tone or mood
–promote realism
nHighlight features, e.g.:
–Buttons: “exit,” “submit,” “buy…”
–Required fields
nCode numeric quantities
–temperature across the U.S.
–vegetation and mineral concentrations on Earth, moon, and planets (LandSat, Mars missions)
–speed of fluids in computational fluid dynamics (streamlines)
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