色彩学是指建立在二十世纪表色体系和定量的色彩调和理论上的一套色彩理论,是重要的基础科学之一。其理论奠立者是德国化学家W·奥斯特瓦尔德和美国画家A·H·孟塞尔。色彩学是研究色彩产生、接受及其应用规律的科学。它以光学为基础,并涉及心理物理学、生理学、心理学、美学与艺术理论等学科。作为设计专业的一门基础学科,许多色彩常识都已得到普及,例如:暖色系给人以温暖膨胀感,冷色系会带来 Color science refers to a set of color theories based on the colorimetric system of the twentieth century and the quantitative color harmony theory. It is one of the important basic sciences. Its theoretical founders are German chemist W. Ostwald and American painter A.H. Munsell. Color science is to study the color generation, acceptance and application of science. It is based on optics and involves psychophysics, physiology, psychology, aesthetics and art theory and other disciplines. As a basic discipline of design major, many color common sense have been popularized. For example, the warm color gives a warm and swell feeling, the cold color brings