Colour and Light is as exciting as complex to understand topic.
As this guide develops, its purpose is to help simplify the science, art, and magic of it.

Physical and Digital Colours

Differences are expected in the way physical and digital colours look to the human eye and are perceived by the human brain.
This is because of the different ways the colours are created with different media.
Digital colour is to give a general idea and orientation of the colours of physical objects.
However, to better match colours of physical objects, it is recommended to use samples.

Physical Colours and Different Materials

Differences are expected in the way the ‘same’ physical colours of different materials can look and be perceived by humans.
This is because of the different ways different materials reflect or ansorb light.
Due to the differences in their structures, different materials cannot promise a perfect match in their colours in practical terms.
It will be better to focus efforts in ‘matching’ the colour scheme either through suitable colours or nuances of the same colour.

Physical Colours and Different Lights

Differences are expected in the way the ‘same’ physical colours under different lights can look and be perceived by humans.
This is because different light sources can change physical colours of the same materials.
The ‘same’ physical colour of the same material can vary under natural light with the shift of time, season, orientation, location.
Therefore, it is better to experiment with colour and light in their dynamic than to try to fix and fit a non-existing perfect match.