The theory of color has gone through some changes over time, and it is now an accepted fact that color is truly in the eye of the beholder. “This is due to the fact that, as sensed by man, color is a sensation and not a substance.” ( 3 )
Different people can also see color differently. We all agree the sky is blue, but a piece of reflective art may look slightly blue to one person while another sees it as slightly cyan. If you don’t know the difference between the look of blue as opposed to cyan then communicating your preferences to a technician can be problematic. Subtle color variances are best seen under correct viewing conditions (not by a window, etc.) and can take some time to learn to even see them. Then when you can both see and discern these differences, then comes the task of communicating your choice for correction to a technician in the right terms (something I will cover soon).