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  2. Contrast (vision) - Wikipedia

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    Contrast is the difference in luminance or color that makes an object (or its representation in an image or display) visible against a background of different luminance or color. [1] The human visual system is more sensitive to contrast than to absolute luminance; thus, we can perceive the world similarly despite significant changes in ...

  3. Visual acuity - Wikipedia

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    Optotypes are represented as black symbols against a white background (i.e. at maximum contrast). The distance between the person's eyes and the testing chart is set so as to approximate "optical infinity" in the way the lens attempts to focus (far acuity), or at a defined reading distance (near acuity).

  4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Colors - Wikipedia

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    It is best to choose background colors that offer sufficient contrast in relation to text and blue links, which is also the color of references, both of which are very common in most articles. Use the WCAG link contrast checker to ensure that the chosen background color offers the recommended WCAG AA level of contrast against normal text ...

  5. The Best Color Theory Books for Foundational Knowledge

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    Buy: The Laws of Contrast of Colour . 5. A Dictionary Of Color Combinations. Sanzo Wada, the author of the six-volume work on which this book is based, was an artist, teacher, and costume designer ...

  6. On Vision and Colours - Wikipedia

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    A chemical color is incomprehensible because we don't know its cause. Its appearance is only known from experience and it is not an essential part of the object. Chemical colors result from changes in an object's surface. A slight change in the surface may result in a different color. Color, therefore, is not an essential property of an object.

  7. Here are 5 ways to create color and textural contrast in your ...

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    Textural contrast: While generally a bit less in your face than some of the colored foliage contrasts, today’s plant offerings provide loads of potential for adding drama and interest to the ...

  8. Contrast ratio - Wikipedia

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    An LCD technology is dynamic contrast (DC), also called advanced contrast ratio (ACR), and smart contrast ratio (SCR [4]) and various other designations.When there is a need to display a dark image, a display that supports dynamic contrast underpowers the backlight lamp (or decreases the aperture of the projector's lens using an iris), but proportionately amplifies the transmission through the ...

  9. Wikipedia:Colour contrast - Wikipedia

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    An example of how text with low colour-contrast appear to someone with the commonest form of colour-blindness, red/green. If you have default settings on Wikipedia, and are reading this page on a screen, then you probably can't read the following: This is a secret message. because it has blue text on a blue background.