Books About Color in Art – A Select Bibliography

Albers, Josef, (20213) Interaction of Color.

Ball, Philip, (2002) Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color.

Chevreul, M. E., (2020 edition) On the Law of Simultaneous Contrast and its Timeless Application in the Visual Arts.

Coles, David, (2018) Chromotopia: An Illustrated History of Color.

DeSalle, Rob, (2020) A Natural History of Color: The Science Behind What We See and How We See It.

Edwards, Betty, (2004) Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors.

Eiseman, Letrice, (2011) Pantone: The 20^th Century in Color.

Finlay, Victoria, (2014) The Brilliant History of Color in Art.   

Fox, James, (2022) The World According to Color: A Cultural History.

Griffiths, Annie, (2012) Life in Color: National Geographic Photographs.

Harrison, David, (2021) A Century of Color in Design: 250 Cultural Objects and the Stories Behind Them.

Hornung, David, (2021) Color: A Workshop for Artists & Designers.

Itten, Johannes, (2003) The Elements of Color.

Kastan, David Scott, (2018) On Color.    

Layton, James, (2015) The Dawn of Technicolor: 2015-2035.

Livingston, Margaret, (2002) Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing.

Loske, Alexandra, (2o19) Color: A Visual History from Newton to Modern Color Matching.

Mehl, Richard, (2013) Playing with Color: 50 Graphic Experiments for Exploring Color Design Principles.

Quiller, Steven, (2002) Color Choices.

Quiller, Steven, (1999) A Painter’s Guide to Color.

Rogers, Adam, (2021) Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern.

Sidaway, Ian, (2002) Color Mixing Bible.

St. Claire, Kassia, (2017) The Secret Lives of Color.

Stern, Arthur, (1984) How to See Color and Paint It.

Syme, Patrick, (2018) Werner’s Nomenclature of Colors.

Van der Poel, Emily Noyes (2018 edition) Color Problems.

Young, Edith, (2021) Color Scheme: An Irreverent History of Art and Pop Culture in Color Palettes.