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COULEUR FROIDE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
OBS

A colour on the blue side of the spectrum (blue, violet or green).

OBS

Experiment has ... confirmed that the "warm-cool" aspect of colour is linked with hue rather than brightness or saturation.

OBS

cool color: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • cold color

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

[Couleur] qui se trouve, dans le spectre ou dans une gamme, du côté du bleu et du vert [...]

OBS

S'oppose à couleur chaude.

OBS

couleur froide : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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