Application of colour feelings prediction formulas to the estimation of two-colour combination feelings of “Kimono”

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the applicability of the colour feelings prediction formulas developed by Nayatani et al. to the estimation of colour combination feelings of “kimono” by deeming “kimono” as a two-colour combination of nagagi and obi. Using illustrations of a woman wearing a “kimono”, we conducted an evaluation experiment of colour combination feelings on “contrast”, “floridness”, “warmth”, “pleasantness”, “refinement”, “beauty”, and “lucidity” and analysed the correlation between the estimation values obtained by the colour feelings prediction formulas and the evaluation values. As a result, the following conclusions were reached.
1. The colour feelings prediction formulas are effective in estimating the colour combination feelings of “kimono”, whereas the estimation accuracy of “contract” and “pleasantness” is lower than that of “floridness” and “warmth”.
2. “Contrast” and “floridness” are highly similar feelings.
3. “Pleasantness”, “refinement”, “beauty”, and “lucidity” are emotions that are similar to each other. Among these four types of colour combination feelings, “pleasantness” and “beauty” have the highest similarity, and “pleasantness” and “lucidity” have the lowest similarity.
4. The estimation value of “pleasantness” correlates better with the evaluation value of “lucidity” than with the evaluation value of “pleasantness”.