Color is a subjective perceptual construct rather than an objective physical property
Evidence from color science and philosophical literature indicates that color functions as a perceptual construct shaped by contextual factors, individual experience, and neural processing rather than acting purely as a mind-independent physical property.
The retrieved literature consistently discusses color perception as dependent on internal states, contextual distributions, and subjective variation among observers, aligning with the claim that color functions as a perceptual construct.
Gary Hatfield. Objectivity And Subjectivity Revisited Color As A Psychobiological Property. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199228201.003.0012
Highlights that subjectivists view color as an internal state or subjective content of a perceiver's experience rather than a mind-independent property.
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Avi Aizenman, Kani Gaff, Dimitris Voudouris. Stimulus Distribution Shapes Color and Vibrotactile Perception.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0121-25.2025
Demonstrates that color perception is shaped by contextual stimulus distributions and systematic biases rather than solely physical properties.
Ignat Ignatov, Teodora P Popova, Alexander I Ignatov, Ivan Angushev. Graphical modeling of additive color mixing. Perception of objects with different color shades for different observers.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.36740/WLek/185414
Shows that visual perception of color is subjective, varying among individuals based on background conditions and neural responses.
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