Best Books About Colors

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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Color: A Natural History of the Palette 3.80 avg rating — 71,297 ratings
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Interaction of Color
Interaction of Color 3.97 avg rating — 13,869 ratings
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Concerning the Spiritual in Art 3.84 avg rating — 90,610 ratings
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The Secret Lives of Color
The Secret Lives of Color 4.04 avg rating — 19,339 ratings
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Theory of Colours
Theory of Colours really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,067 ratings
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The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color
The Elements of Color: A Treatise on the Color System of Johannes Itten Based on His Book the Art of Color 4.19 avg rating — 2,969 ratings
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Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color
Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color 4.05 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
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A Perfect Red
A Perfect Red 3.88 avg rating — 3,062 ratings
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Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Colour That Changed the World 3.67 avg rating — 1,876 ratings
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Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet
Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet 4.15 avg rating — 513 ratings
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Bluets
Bluets 4.06 avg rating — 54,802 ratings
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The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky
The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky 4.02 avg rating — 1,880 ratings
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Colour: Making and Using Dyes and Pigments
Colour: Making and Using Dyes and Pigments 4.01 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Color and Meaning: Art, Science, and Symbolism
Color and Meaning: Art, Science, and Symbolism
by: John Gage
3.87 avg rating — 126 ratings
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Chromophobia
Chromophobia 3.82 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
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Black: The History of a Color
Black: The History of a Color 4.10 avg rating — 775 ratings
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The World According to Color: A Cultural History
The World According to Color: A Cultural History
by: James Fox
4.27 avg rating — 1,022 ratings
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ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color
ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color 3.34 avg rating — 260 ratings
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A Mango-Shaped Space
A Mango-Shaped Space 4.21 avg rating — 35,929 ratings
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The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color
The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color 4.33 avg rating — 779 ratings
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Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color
Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color 4.44 avg rating — 266 ratings
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Blue: In Search of Nature’s Rarest Color
Blue: In Search of Nature’s Rarest Color 4.03 avg rating — 583 ratings
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The White Book
The White Book
by: Han Kang
3.81 avg rating — 29,844 ratings
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M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work
M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work 3.93 avg rating — 70,754 ratings
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On Being Blue
On Being Blue 3.84 avg rating — 1,982 ratings
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Green: The History of a Color
Green: The History of a Color 4.15 avg rating — 461 ratings
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Color in Art
Color in Art
by: John Gage
3.60 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Da cor à cor inexistente
Da cor à cor inexistente 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Color Inspirations: More than 3,000 Innovative Palettes
Color Inspirations: More than 3,000 Innovative Palettes 3.88 avg rating — 74 ratings
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The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: Fun,Easy & Relaxing Mandala Serie (Vol. 2)
The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: Fun,Easy & Relaxing Mandala Serie (Vol. 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Griddles: Coded Coloring Pages for Kids of ALL AGES (Volume 1)
Griddles: Coded Coloring Pages for Kids of ALL AGES (Volume 1) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1)
Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 40,805 ratings
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Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Color Technology
Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Color Technology 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Mastering Color and Design in Watercolor
Mastering Color and Design in Watercolor 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Technicolor Dreamin': The 1960's Rainbow and Beyond
Technicolor Dreamin': The 1960's Rainbow and Beyond 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Chroma
Chroma 4.30 avg rating — 946 ratings
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The Primary Colors: Three Essays
The Primary Colors: Three Essays 4.05 avg rating — 310 ratings
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 131,992 ratings
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The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: The Fun, Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series (Vol. 3)
The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: The Fun, Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series (Vol. 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Color in Contemporary Painting: Integrating Practice and Theory
Color in Contemporary Painting: Integrating Practice and Theory 4.15 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Pink: The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture
Pink: The Exposed Color in Contemporary Art and Culture 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Blue: The History of a Color
Blue: The History of a Color 3.99 avg rating — 1,702 ratings
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The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: The Fun, Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series (Vol. 5)
The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: The Fun, Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series (Vol. 5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Drawing from Memory
Drawing from Memory
by: Allen Say
3.98 avg rating — 53,813 ratings
42.
The Black Book of Colors
The Black Book of Colors 4.39 avg rating — 2,679 ratings
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Red: The History of a Color
Red: The History of a Color 4.22 avg rating — 436 ratings
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What Is Color?: 50 Questions and Answers on the Science of Color
What Is Color?: 50 Questions and Answers on the Science of Color 4.24 avg rating — 93 ratings
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The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: The Fun, Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series (Vol. 4)
The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: The Fun, Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series (Vol. 4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Yellow: The History of a Color
Yellow: The History of a Color 4.17 avg rating — 204 ratings
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These Colors Are Bananas: Published in Association with the Whitney Museum of American Art
These Colors Are Bananas: Published in Association with the Whitney Museum of American Art 4.02 avg rating — 125 ratings
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The Secondary Colors: Three Essays
The Secondary Colors: Three Essays 4.33 avg rating — 112 ratings
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The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: Fun,Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series ( Vol. 1)
The Stress Relieving Adult Coloring Pages: Fun,Easy & Relaxing Mandala Series ( Vol. 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Color: A Visual History from Newton to Modern Color Matching Guides
Color: A Visual History from Newton to Modern Color Matching Guides 4.05 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire 4.39 avg rating — 1,313 ratings
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Black Paintings: Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Frank Stella
Black Paintings: Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Frank Stella 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Histoire des couleurs
Histoire des couleurs 3.25 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger's, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color
Invisible Differences: A Story of Asperger's, Adulting, and Living a Life in Full Color 4.28 avg rating — 5,674 ratings
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Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking
Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking 4.38 avg rating — 473 ratings
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The Color Black
The Color Black 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Creative Haven Snowflake Mandalas Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Mandalas)
Creative Haven Snowflake Mandalas Coloring Book (Adult Coloring Books: Mandalas) 4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings
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The Story of Black
The Story of Black 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Gods in Color: Polychromy in the Ancient World
Gods in Color: Polychromy in the Ancient World 4.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely (TrueColors, #1)
Dark Blue: Color Me Lonely (TrueColors, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 2,439 ratings
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Blue Mythologies: Reflections on a Colour
Blue Mythologies: Reflections on a Colour 3.71 avg rating — 75 ratings
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Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World
Nature's Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World 4.66 avg rating — 115 ratings
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Vibrational Healing Through the Chakras: With Light, Color, Sound, Crystals, and Aromatherapy
Vibrational Healing Through the Chakras: With Light, Color, Sound, Crystals, and Aromatherapy 4.11 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Black: Architecture in Monochrome
Black: Architecture in Monochrome really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days
Everyday Watercolor: Learn to Paint Watercolor in 30 Days 4.17 avg rating — 986 ratings
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Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors
Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquisite Watercolors 4.27 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Opalescence: The Middle Miocene Play of Color
Opalescence: The Middle Miocene Play of Color 3.44 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Nature's Palette: The Science of Plant Color
Nature's Palette: The Science of Plant Color
by: David Lee
4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings
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A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley 4.18 avg rating — 150 ratings
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Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors
Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors 4.07 avg rating — 1,108 ratings
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African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent
African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent 4.34 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Living Color: Painting, Writing, and the Bones of Seeing
Living Color: Painting, Writing, and the Bones of Seeing 3.97 avg rating — 473 ratings
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The Story of Colors/La Historia de los Colores
The Story of Colors/La Historia de los Colores 4.14 avg rating — 171 ratings
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The Brilliant History of Color in Art
The Brilliant History of Color in Art 4.20 avg rating — 770 ratings
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The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors
The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors 3.94 avg rating — 1,708 ratings
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Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors (A Muslim Book Of Concepts)
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors (A Muslim Book Of Concepts)
by: Hena Khan
4.35 avg rating — 1,662 ratings
80.
My Many Colored Days
My Many Colored Days
by: Dr. Seuss
4.25 avg rating — 7,118 ratings
81.
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
by: Jul Maroh
3.90 avg rating — 35,012 ratings
82.
Eating in Color: Delicious, Healthy Recipes for You and Your Family
Eating in Color: Delicious, Healthy Recipes for You and Your Family 3.42 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments
Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments 4.05 avg rating — 92 ratings
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Painted Prints: The Revelation of Color in Northern Renaissance & Baroque Engravings, Etchings & Woodcuts
Painted Prints: The Revelation of Color in Northern Renaissance & Baroque Engravings, Etchings & Woodcuts 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Colorful Story of Comics: Ready-to-Read Level 3
The Colorful Story of Comics: Ready-to-Read Level 3 3.79 avg rating — 48 ratings
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The History of Color: A Universe of Chromatic Phenomena
The History of Color: A Universe of Chromatic Phenomena 3.86 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky 4.42 avg rating — 1,447 ratings