Below are 4 objects on 5 different background colours. I matched each object and piece of paper with pantone colours to the best of my ability.
These two colours are very similar as they are both the same hue, but the level of contrast is very low, as they both have very little saturation or brightness. The yellow paper looks very brown-like in this photograph.
The photoshop colours have changed after saving, which may be something to do with the similarities of the colours or just a problem with the file.
The cloth looks a lot more yellow when sat on top of the green paper. It looks brighter because of this.
The cloth looks very washed out on top of the red, and the red looks very saturated.
The orange looks very saturated and deep in colour, making the cloth look very desaturated.
The two reds look quite similar but the original paper is lacking in saturation and is cold in temperature. It looks less red with the red object on top of it, but both have slight hints of pink when together.
The red paper looks spot on red when placed on the orange paper, and in turn it makes the orange very vivid. Contrast of saturation and temperature are high in this photograph.
The blue paper looks incredibly desaturated here, even though it is in the same lighting as the other photographs. This probably means that the red drowned out the colour as it is very vivid and bright here.
The green paper looks very pale and desaturated while the red looks quite magenta.
The red paper makes the yellow look very beige-like, and the red itself looks a bit washed out compared to previous photos.
Both colours look quite vivid here, and the contrast is high because of how the colours are far apart on the colour wheel. The book cover is vibrant, which creates more of a brightness in the yellow.
The contrast in saturation makes the book stand out more as it's more vibrant, Also the tone is lighter. However the blue paper is brighter than it looked with other objects.
Even though green and blue are quite close on the colour wheel, the contrast is relatively high in this photograph. Both colours look extremely vibrant.
Orange and blue are contrasting colours on the colour wheel, so they are very bright and saturated. The blue colour has brought this out in the orange paper which normally looks desaturated.
The blue looks very pale and less saturated when on top of the red paper, because of the darkness of the red.
The green paper lacks in saturation when against the pen as its a lot darker in tone.
The shiny surface of the pen makes the background papers all look very desaturated and light, especially with the red paper.
Again, the dark tone and reflective surface of the pen makes the orange paper look very light.
The green colour has reflected on to the yellow paper here and made it seem slightly green itself.
The blue paper looks like a navy that is very light in tone. The pen looks very saturated.
When taking the photographs, I found that the colour of each paper would differ depending on the object on top of it, which is interesting because it shows that even cameras percept colour in a certain way depending on certain variables.
When recreating the colours in photoshop, I noticed that each one looked very different from the physical colour, which surprised me a little as I didn't think there would be such a difference.
