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Orange curve: Spectral distribution of the orange Brand Color (Pantone 151 C) Blue curve: the Complementary Color to the orange Brand Color (1 minus the spectral distribution of the Brand Color) 

Orange curve: Spectral distribution of the orange Brand Color (Pantone 151 C) Blue curve: the Complementary Color to the orange Brand Color (1 minus the spectral distribution of the Brand Color) 

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This paper will test a research question about whether or not it is possible to calculate the exact Complementary Color to a specific Brand Color in different color systems. A method is proposed and tested in five different color systems: CIELAB, RGB, CMYK, Spectrum and HSB including device independent, device dependent, additive and subtractive co...

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... In 2017, a study showed that it was possible to calculate the exact complementary color to a specific Brand Color (Pedersen 2017). This study will use the same form of practical trigonometry and calculation to determine the point at which a yellow color ceases to be yellow because it has changed into orange, and the point at which orange has changed into red. ...
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Short Abstract This study attempts to find an objective method to determine whether a given color is yellow, orange, or red, simply by evaluating its technical values and without looking at the color. After a review of the early Pantone Matching System and the current Pantone Formula Guide Coated, the first attempt to create a color wheel was to some extent possible. This was done firstly by selecting already named Pantone colors and colors that unambiguously belong to a particular color group, and secondly by using their hue angles (h*/hab) to determine the boundaries surrounding the orange color group in the CIE a*b* projection circle. By this method, the orange color group is determined to be located between 41.5° and 85° (hab). However, more in-depth studies are required to verify or falsify this methodology.