Color Matching Test #2 (1 Viewer)

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mitch166@comcas

Mitch Waite

• Jul 6, 2004

• #1

This is a new test I have assembled based on what I learned from the first test, which had a number of problems.

This new test uses solid web safe colors instead of graidents, it separates the primary from the secondary colors, and some other things.

Just for reference, the advisory board I assembled is debating what colors to use for a key to identifying birds. There is a question about what colors people can identify easily. Some want to just use primary colors, others think we can include colors like rufous, olive, etc. To help settle the issue one of the ornithologist on the board suggested I put together a short color matching test.

I would very much appreciate if anyone on this board would be willing to take the test. I will share results once I get enough answers. The test is anonymous, no names are recorded. The project is non profit. Here is the link.

http://www.percevia.com/ColorMatch2.htm

Thanks

Mitch

 

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alcedo.atthis

Well-known member

• Jul 6, 2004

• #2

To help settle the issue one of the ornithologist on the board suggested I put together a short color matching test.

http://www.percevia.com/ColorMatch2.htm

Thanks

Mitch

Mitch, not wishing to be too pedantic, but there are only 3 Primary Colours and 3 Secondary colours. the rest are mixtures of either or, with the possibility of additions of the negatives, white or black.

Ref:- Munsel Colour System.

Regards

Malky.

 

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mitch166@comcas

Mitch Waite

• Jul 7, 2004

• #3

I'm using primary and secondary to mean first and second choices, not the actual definition of primary colors.

 

jonafly

Well-known member

• Jul 7, 2004

• #4

Did it
André

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 7, 2004

• #5

Couldn't complete it - the last two, none of the names matched the colour, so I left them blank and explained why in the comments box, but the program won't accept questions left blank

Michael

 

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mitch166@comcas

Mitch Waite

• Jul 7, 2004

• #6

Right you have to select an answer or the results will not make any sense. Maybe I need a none of the above answer for you?

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 7, 2004

• #7

Hi Mitch,

mitch166@comcas said:

Right you have to select an answer or the results will not make any sense. Maybe I need a none of the above answer for you?

Click to expand...

That, or a 'write-in name here' box

Actually, I think that might be a much more interesting way of testing colour perception and names, just have a set of colours, with a write-in box next to each, so people aren't constrained by a limited choice of names

Michael

 

jonafly

Well-known member

• Jul 8, 2004

• #8

Hi Mitch,

I just test ran the id-site, and tried to find Allen's Hummingbird. I noticed that after 'shape' I did 'colors' and checked 'green', 'red' and 'white' and pressed continue and it said: 'green' or 'red' or 'white' and it left me with 11 possibilities. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to choose between 'and' and 'or'. Or is this a technical restriction?

Hope this will help.

André

 

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mitch166@comcas

Mitch Waite

• Jul 8, 2004

• #9

I am talking with the programmer right now about adding an AND option. Its a difficult choice for us since it goes against the philosophy of the engine of always getting an answer and puts it back with all the other search engines that do AND. But we can try it.

The way it would work is if you check he AND radio button, a window would pop up that says "Warning - selecting this mode may lead to no results. Use this mode with caution." And when you select the next attribute it would go back to OR, as well as when you start over.

 

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alcedo.atthis

Well-known member

• Jul 8, 2004

• #10

I'm using primary and secondary to mean first and second choices, not the actual definition of primary colors.

Mitch, what made you pick the actual 11 colours (plus the Black, Grey and White)from all others available.

Regards

Malky, being curious, again.

 

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mitch166@comcas

Mitch Waite

• Jul 8, 2004

• #11

They are the colors I find on most bird search engines, like www.bdi.org.

 

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mitch166@comcas

Mitch Waite

• Jul 9, 2004

• #12

We have added a new feature called Notes. They are tool tip comments that appear when you pass your cursor over any attribute. Give it a whirl. I think it will solve some of the confusion about how to use the interface. Let me know what you think.

http://www.percevia.com/Birds.htm

Mitch

 

jonafly

Well-known member

• Jul 9, 2004

• #13

Mitch,
I've seen second hand car sites where they have this counterbox wherein is the number of results for your search criteria. So if the initial number of cars in the system is 100 and you select e.g. Honda from the brand pulldown, you might get 12 (on the fly) and after that you select Accord and there are no Honda Accords in the system you might get 0 without refreshing the page, so you could try another type of Honda and see what kind of result that brings.
I can't remember where I saw it, but I'm giving it a thought.

Would this solve the problem? Guess so!

André

 

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mitch166@comcas

Mitch Waite

• Jul 9, 2004

• #14

Results of Color Match 2 Test

I have uploaded the results from the second Color Match test to:

http://www.percevia.com/ColorMatch2Results.htm

Over 400 people participated in the test.

Note the comments at the end, they are very insightful.

I would like to offer my sincere gratitude for everyone's help on this board.

Mitch

 

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alcedo.atthis

Well-known member

• Jul 9, 2004

• #15

Note the comments at the end, they are very insightful.

I would like to offer my sincere gratitude for everyone's help on this board.

Mitch

Here's something else to relate to.

http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/colour/primary.html


Regards

Malky