Background and foreground interaction: Influence of complementary colors on the search task

Published: Sep 13, 2014
Abstract
Labels are indispensable visual (communication) elements that completely deliver the geospatial message of maps. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of complementary colors between the map's background and text on the readability of cartographic texts and thus on the efficiency of the map user's search task. This is compared with the use of the “traditional” black labels on the corresponding colored backgrounds. Furthermore,...
Paper Details
Title
Background and foreground interaction: Influence of complementary colors on the search task
Published Date
Sep 13, 2014
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