![Chapter Heading from A Grammar of Color: A Practical Description of the Munsell Color System with Suggestions for its Use](https://munsell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/grammar-of-color-featured-practical-description-munsell-color-system-suggestions-cleland-chapter-115x115.jpg)
A Grammar of Color – Part 6 – A Practical Description of the Munsell Color System with Suggestions for Its Use: Hue, Value, Chroma
We continue with our series of excerpts from the 1921 book, A Grammar of Color. The previous excerpts covered the chapters written by A.H. Munsell himself, entitled “An Introduction to the Munsell Color System”. The next series of excerpts will … Continue reading
![Munsell Color Value Scales served as the vertical axis for Munsell's three-dimensional color space. In his initial system it was comprised of ten steps. However, today's Munsell Neutral Value Scales include up to 37 steps.](https://munsell.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/munsell-color-value-scale-150x150.jpg)
Munsell Color Value Scale: The 2nd Step Away From Color Anarchy
Albert Munsell had “color conviction.” He was determined to develop an effective, systematic means for communicating and teaching color, much like the three-dimensional system of music where each sound is comprised of three elements—pitch, intensity and duration. … Continue reading