The Effect of Feedback on a Color Selection Interface

Computer interfaces for color selection consist of a visible screen representation, an input method, and the underlying conceptual organization of the color model. We report a two-way factorial, between-subject variable experiment which tested the effect of high and low visual feedback interfaces on speed and accuracy of color matching for RGB and HSV color models. The only significant effect was accuracy due to feedback type. Qualitative analysis of the individual matches suggests that feedback assisted users most in their final refinements to the match.