Does “Color Science” even matter?

Color science is a foundation encompassing everything required in understanding the: creation, control, reproduction, metrology (measurement), characteristics, properties, and perception of color and color stimuli. It's the growing body of knowledge which informs research and advances development of color technologies, systems, and applications in a variety of diverse fields. If you work in a field involving color— color science matters a great deal.

Color science is an interdisciplinary science which is not narrowly confined as a branch of one science, but is interwoven with many fields of science. Color science incorporates: physics, chemistry, physiology, and psychology and intersects with specialized scientific fields ranging from spectroscopy to neuroscience and numerous others. Fields of endeavor utilizing color science are very broad in art, industry, and scientific research.

Knowledge and application of color science is fundamental to the design and function of components and systems in your color digital camera, display, printer and other color imaging systems. It is at the core of devices and applications used to measure, manage, and control color production, reproduction, and recording.