This book offers detailed coverage of color, colorants, the coloring of materials, and reproducing the color of materials through imaging. It combines the clarity and ease of earlier editions with significant updates about the advancement in color theory and technology. The 4th edition cuts back on historical coverage and appendix matter to expand on discussion of topics like spatial vision, solid-state lighting, cameras and spectrophotometers, and translucent materials. Supplemented with numerical examples, graphs, and illustrations - as well as side bars that present technical details - this book remains a valuable and accessible introduction and reference.