| Title |
A Study on Color Schemes of Apartment Kitchens Considering Yellowed Eye Sight of the Elderly |
| Authors |
Park, So-Yeon ; Kang, Kyung-Yeon ; Lee, Kyung-Hoon |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2016.32.12.101 |
| Keywords |
The Elderly ; Yellowed Eye Sight ; Kitchen ; Color Scheme ; Universal Design |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to suggest the color schemes of the kitchen that are easily discernable for both elderly and normal vision while maintaining the original mood. For this objective, 105 kitchens in model apartment houses were selected for analysis and the current trend in color scheme of the kitchens was figured out. The levels of discernment of the cases were examined using the criteria of color scheme for the elderly developed in our previous study. The most frequently used colors in the kitchen were the hue of Y with low value and the 66.7% of the cases were belonged to the image-scales of 'Natural-1' and 'Natural-2'. The only 11.43% of the cases satisfied all criteria developed and the most frequently unsatisfied criteria was the criteria I. And the 51.28% of cases unsatisfied two or more criteria. From these results, it could be said that most color combinations in apartment kitchens found in Korea are difficult to discern for the elderly. In conclusion, based on the results of analysis, five cases considered as a representative of each group of image-scale were selected, and, with the perspective of universal design in mind, alternative color schemes for each case that were more easily discernable for both elderly and normal vision while maintaining the original mood were suggested. |