Colored backgrounds affect the attractiveness of fresh produce, but not it's perceived color

Rick Schifferstein*, BF Howell, Sylvia Pont

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Abstract

The color of the background on which products are presented may affect their perceived attractiveness. We presented five different vegetables (tomato, carrot, yellow bell pepper, cucumber, eggplant) on four different background colors (orange or blue, either light or dark). Although the backgrounds did not affect the direct color perception of the vegetables, they did affect their perceived attractiveness, with quite different backgrounds proving optimal for the various vegetables. These outcomes suggest that it is difficult to find non-neutral background colors on which a large number of vegetables can be presented in an optimal way.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-180
Number of pages8
JournalFood Quality and Preference
Volume56
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Bibliographical note

Author accepted manuscript

Keywords

  • Color assimilation
  • Color contrast
  • Retail design
  • Simultaneous contrast
  • Vegetables

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