Environmental Colors

Japanese: 環境色 - かんきょうしょく
Environmental Colors

...Regarding visibility, a typical example is the use of color to make movable parts such as levers and handles stand out from the machine body in factories so that they are easier to operate. The color used for this purpose is called the focal color, the color of the machine body that forms the background is called the surrounding color, and the colors of the ceiling, walls, floor, etc. surrounding the machine are called the environmental colors. The focal color is generally made slightly brighter than the surrounding and environmental colors to increase visibility. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "environmental colors" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…見やすさについては,工場などにおいて,レバーやハンドルなどの可動部分が操作しやすいように,色彩によって機械本体から浮き出させる手法が代表的なものといえる。このような目的に用いられる色彩を焦点色といい,背景となっている機械本体の色を周辺色,機械を取り囲む天井,壁,床などの色を環境色という。焦点色は周辺色や環境色よりやや明るくして視認度を高めるのが一般である。…

※「環境色」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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