Computerised colour selection tool

摘要

A computerised colour selection tool (1) for assisting an unskilled person in the choice of a colour from a wide range of alternative colours. The tool has a preliminary selection means (20 and 6) which displays a first range of colour samples (for example 26A to 26F and 24C to 28C) representing all visible hues (i.e. from yellow via red, blue and green to yellow) and each hue being shown with alternative degrees of blackness and has means (6) enabling one of these colour samples to be selected as a link colour. Selection of a link colour causes an immediate and simultaneous display of a further display (22) of alternative colour samples but which are more closely adjacent the link colour and from which a final choice of colour can be made. Varying the choice of link colour immediately produces corresponding alternative displays so enabling the unskilled person to appreciate the consequences of the variation without having to discern or remember subtle differences in colour.