Books on Color

This is an unvetted list.

Aimone, Steven. Design! A Lively Guide to Design Basics for Artists & Craftspeople. New York: Lark Books, 2007.
Albers, Josef. Interaction of Color, New Haven: Yale University. 1963.
Birren, Faber. Creative Color. Westchester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1987.
Birren, Faber. History of Color in Painting. New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold. 1965.
Birren, Faber. Principles of Color. Westchester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2007.
Chevreul, M.E. The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors and Their Applications to the Arts. Westchester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2007.
Deeb, Margie.  The Beader’s Guide to Color.  New York:  Watson-Guptill, 2004.
De Grandis, Luigina. Theory and Use of Color. New York: Harry N Abrams. 1986.
Delamare, Francois and Bernard Guineau. Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 1999.
Eckstut, Joanne and Arielle Eckstut. The Secret Language of Color: Science, Nature, History, Culture, Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, & Violet. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2013.
Edwards, Betty. Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors. Tarcher, 2004.
Ellinger, Richard G. Color, Structure, Design. New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold. 1980.
Harlan, Calvin. Vision and Invention: An Introduction to Art Fundamentals, 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1986.
Hornung, David. Color: A workshop for artists and designers. London: Laurence King Publishing. 2012.
Itten, Johannes. The Art of Color. New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold. 1973.
Itten, Johannes. The Elements of Color. New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold. 1970.
Itten, Johannes. The Color Star. Hoboken: Wiley. 1986.
Johnston, Ann.  Color by Accident. Lake Oswego, OR:  Ann Johnston. 1997.
Johnston, Ann. Color By Design. Lake Oswego, OR:  Ann Johnston. 2001.
Kobayashi. Color, Image, Scale. Tokyo: Kodansha International. 1990.
Kuehni, Rolf G. Color: Essence of Logic. New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold. 1983.
Kurtz, Carol. Designing for Weaving: A Study Guide for Drafting, Design and Color. New York: Hastings House.1981.
Lambert, Patricia, Barbara Staepelaere and Mary G Fry. Color and Fiber. Westchester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1986.
Mante, Harodl. Color Design in Photography. New York: Van Nostrand, Reinhold. 1972.
Mena, Deb. Color Works. Fort Collins:Interweave Press. 2004.
Murphy, Pat and Paul Doherty. The Color of Nature. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 1996.
Penders, Mary Coyne.  Color & Cloth.  Quilt Digest Press, 1989.
Phipps, Elena. Cochineal: The Art History of a Color. 2010 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Porcella, Yvonne. A Colorful Book. Modesto, CA: Porcella Studios. 1986.
Porcella, Yvonne. Six Color World. Lafayette, CA: C&T Publishing. 1997.
Ringle, Weeks and Bill Kerr.  Quiltmaker’s Color Workshop.  Rockport Publishers, 2002.
Sargent, Walter. The Enjoyment and Use of Color. New York: Dover Publications. 1964.
Stockton, James. Designer’s Guide to Color. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 1984.
Stockton, James. Designer’s Guide to Color 2. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 1984.
von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Theory of Colours. 1970, MIT Press. Princeton.
United States Department of Commerce. National Bureau of Standards. The ISCC-NBS Method of Designating Colors and a Dictionary of Color Names. (National Bureau of Standards Circular 553). Washington: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1955.
Wofrom, Joen.  The Magical Effects of Color.  C&T Publishing, 1992.