A color aptitude test, 1940 experimental edition

Abstract

At the direction of the Inter-Society Color Council, a problem committee undertook the development of a test which would indicate the degree of color aptitude and color blindness in determining the suitability of workers for fields which require color matching. To deal with color aptitude and color blindness in the same test, two reds were chosen (a bluish red, Munsell 6 RP/5, and a yellowish red, Munsell 5 R/5.4). From both of these, a 40-step saturation series (from each to neutral grey) was constructed. Final tests consisted of duplicate sets of 40 chips each, one of which was permanently mounted and the other (loose series) was presented in haphazard arrangement for matching with the first. Thirty minutes was set as a time limit; the score per match and the score per minute could thus be calculated. The authors conclude that the test affords a set of individual scores which are sufficiently well distributed to establish "color matching aptitude" ratings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)