Color Lab investigate how color affects the human body and daily life through experiments and data collection. We gather people’s opinions and measure their responses to color, while color is not limited to color of objects, lighting, human organs, culture, and corporate brand. While we value quantitative analysis, we also incorporate heuristic observations for deeper insight. Our color research never ends—new questions about color emerge as trends evolve. Below is a selected papers published in journals or conference proceedings reflecting our ongoing work.


Kim, B., Yi, G., & Suk, H. J. (2025). Context-aware lighting for office lounge with simple algorithmLighting Research & Technology, 14771535241306969.

김병진, & 석현정. (2024). 조명의 스타일 요인 탐색감성과학27(3), 71-82.

Kim, B., Kim, M., Choi, H., & Suk, H. J. (2024). Brightness and hue judgment of dyed hair colorActa Psychologica242, 104120.

Kim, B., Kim, T., & Suk, H. J. (2023). Comfortable brightness of watching television in the darkJournal of Information Display24(4), 273-281.

Kim, B., Lee, J., Park, S., & Suk, H. J. (2023). Method and analysis of color changes of facial skin after applying skin makeupVision Research209, 108247.

Kim, B., Lee, G., & Suk, H. J. (2023). A Color-Material Network of Chairs through Materials and Colors. Archives of Design Research36(1), 7-19.

Kim, B., Kim, Y. J., Kim, M. S., Do, H. S., & Suk, H. J. (2023). Image color-based preset light matching algorithm for an electric vitrineElectronic Imaging35, 1-4.

Kim, B., & Suk, H. J. (2022). New image processing algorithm towards more realistic expression on hair coloringElectronic Imaging34, 1-4.

Kim, T., Shunayeva, A., Lee, G., & Suk, H. J. (2022). Sketching in-vehicle ambient lighting in virtual reality with the Wizard-of-Oz methodDigital Creativity33(1), 49-63.

Lee, G., Kim, T., & Suk, H. J. (2022). GP22: A Car Styling Dataset for Automotive Designers. In Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (pp. 2268-2272).

박현주, 경미연, 이정화, & 석현정. (2022). 사용자 참여 방법을 이용한 주거 환경 조명 선호도 조사: MZ 세대의 생활 공간을 중심으로Archives of Design Research35(2), 231-243.

김병진, 김태수, & 석현정. (2021). 배경 조명을 이용한 미디어 확장과 선호도 평가Archives of Design Research34(4), 241-255.

Kim, T., Kim, Y., Jeon, H., Choi, C. S., & Suk, H. J. (2021). Emotional response to in-car dynamic lightingInternational journal of automotive technology22, 1035-1043.

Chen, Q., Yan, Y., & Suk, H. J. (2021, May). Bubble coloring to visualize the speech emotion. In Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-6).

Yan, Y., Lee, J., Hong, J., & Suk, H. J. (2021). Measuring and describing the discoloration of liquid foundationColor Research & Application46(2), 362-375.

Jeong, K. A., You, C., & Suk, H. J. (2021). Preference for luminance uniformity of refrigerator lightingColor Research & Application46(1), 146-154.

Kim, J., & Suk, H. J. (2020). Affective matches of fabric and lighting chromaticityColor Research & Application45(6), 1126-1142.

Yan, Y., & Suk, H. J. (2020, November). Skin Color Perception in Portrait Image and AR-based Humanoid Emoji. In Color and Imaging Conference (Vol. 28, pp. 114-118). Society for Imaging Science and Technology.

Yan, Y., Choi, H., & Suk, H. J. (2020). Exploring the Facial Color Representative Regions Using the Humanae ImagesElectronic Imaging33, 1-7.

Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2020). The gradual transition from blue-enriched to neutral white light for creating a supportive learning environmentBuilding and Environment180, 107046.

Kim, J., & Suk, H. J. (2020). Prediction of the emotion responses to poster designs based on graphical features: A machine learning-driven approachArchives of Design Research33(2), 39-55.

Lim, D. S., Choi, K., Hayati, D., Park, D. H., Ghifari, A., Lee, K. M., … & Hong, J. (2020). Blue-colored dyes featuring a diketopyrrolopyrrole spacer for translucent dye-sensitized solar cellsDyes and Pigments173, 107840.

Choi, K., Kim, T., & Suk, H. J. (2020). Lighting User Experience (LUX) Cards: A Card-based Tool for the Design of Smart Lighting SolutionsArchives of Design Research33(1), 55-64.

Jeong, K. A., You, C., & Suk, H. J. (2019, October). Subjective Judgments of Refrigerator Lighting by Altering Chromaticity and Placement across Age Groups. In Color and Imaging Conference (Vol. 27, pp. 114-119). Society for Imaging Science and Technology.

Yan, Y., & Suk, H. J. (2019, October). Skin Balancing: Skin Color-Based Calibration for Portrait Images to Enhance the Affective Quality. In Color and Imaging Conference (Vol. 27, pp. 91-94). Society for Imaging Science and Technology.

Kim, T., Kim, E., & Suk, H. J. (2019, October). Illuminant Estimation Through Reverse Calibration of an Auto White-Balanced Image That Contains Displays. In Color and Imaging Conference (Vol. 27, pp. 339-343). Society for Imaging Science and Technology.

Jeong, J., Kim, T., Lee, S. W., Im, H. C., & Suk, H. J. (2019). Posture-Based Personalized Lighting for Passengers in a Premium Bus. Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea38(3).

Han, J., & Suk, H. J. (2019). Exploring User’s Preference on the Color of Cavity and Lighting of an Oven Product. Archives of Design Research32(2), 19-29.

Choi, K., Shin, C., Kim, T., Chung, H. J., & Suk, H. J. (2019). Awakening effects of blue-enriched morning light exposure on university students’ physiological and subjective responses. Scientific reports9(1), 345.

Han, J., & Suk, H. J. (2019). Do users perceive the same image differently? Comparison of OLED and LCD in mobile HMDs and smartphones. Journal of Information Display20(1), 31-38.

Hong, D., Lee, H., Yan, Y., & Suk, H. J. (2019). Design attributes for a more eco-friendly takeout cup using conjoint analysis. Archives of Design Research32(2), 57-69.

Choi, K., Kim, T., Chang, J., & Suk, H. J. (2018). True white point for television screens across different viewing conditions. IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics64(3), 292-300.

Jeong, K. A., Kim, E., Kim, T., & Suk, H. J. (2018, April). C. Light: A tool for exploring light properties in early design stage. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-12).

Jeong, K. A., & Suk, H. J. (2018). Exploring users’ desired emotion in product light focusing on the refrigerator. Science of Emotion and Sensibility21(3), 3-16.

Han, J., Bae, S. H., & Suk, H. J. (2017). Visual Discomfort and Visual Fatigue: Comparing Head-Mounted Display and Smartphones: Comparing Head-Mounted Display and Smartphones. 대한인간공학회지36(4), 293-303.

Jeong, K. A., Han, J., Na, N., & Suk, H. J. (2017). Do consumers prefer curved monitors? Assessment of preferred curvature and readability performance. Journal of Information Display18(2), 67-72.

배현주, & 석현정. (2017). 재질 재배치에 기반한 제품 디자인 대안의 시각적 탐색. Archives of Design Research30(1), 115-129. 32(2), 57-69.

Na, N., & Suk, H. J. (2017). Optimal display color for nighttime smartphone users. Color Research & Application42(1), 60-67.

Choi, H., Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2017). Performance of the 14 skin-colored patches in accurately estimating human skin color. Electronic Imaging29, 62-65.

Choi, H., Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2017). Skin-representative region in a face for finding real skin color. Electronic Imaging29, 66-69.

Han, J., Bae, S. H., & Suk, H. J. (2017). Comparison of visual discomfort and visual fatigue between head-mounted display and smartphone. Electronic Imaging29, 212-217.

Choi, H., Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2017). The human sclera and pupil as the calibration targets. Electronic Imaging29, 200-203.17.

김태수, 최경아, & 석현정. (2017). 탁도에 따른 음료의 미각 인지: 20, 30 대 소비자를 중심으로. 감성과학20(2), 1-8.

Na, N., Choi, H., Jeong, K. A., Choi, K., Choi, K., Choi, C., & Suk, H. J. (2017). Smartphone use at night affects melatonin secretion, body temperature, and heart rate. Science of Emotion and Sensibility20(4), 135-142.

Kim, E., & Suk, H. J. (2016, October). Key Color generation for affective multimedia production: an initial method and its application. In Proceedings of the 24th ACM international conference on Multimedia (pp. 1316-1325).

Jeong, K. A., & Suk, H. J. (2016, October). Jockey time: making video playback to enhance emotional effect. In Proceedings of the 24th ACM international conference on Multimedia (pp. 62-66).

Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2016). Dynamic lighting system for the learning environment: performance of elementary students. Optics express24(10), A907-A916.

Na, N., Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2016). Adaptive luminance difference between text and background for comfortable reading on a smartphone. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics51, 68-72.

정경아, & 석현정. (2016). 영상의 재생 스타일에 따른 감성적 효과와 감성 평가 도구의 개발. 감성과학19(3), 103-120.

Na, N., & Suk, H. J. (2016). Preference survey of curvature of large‐size displays. Journal of the society for information display24(1), 21-25.

Choi, K., Lee, J., & Suk, H. J. (2016). Context-based presets for lighting setup in residential space. Applied ergonomics52, 222-231.

Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2015). Optimal employment of color attributes to achieve saliency in icon matrix designs. Color Research & Application40(5), 429-436.

Kim, E., & Suk, H. J. (2015). Hue extraction and tone match: Generating a theme color to enhance the emotional quality of an image. In ACM SIGGRAPH 2015 Posters (pp. 1-1).

Na, N., & Suk, H. J. (2015). Adaptive display luminance for viewing smartphones under low illuminance. Optics express23(13), 16912-16920.6.

Cho, M., Kwon, S., Na, N., Suk, H. J., & Lee, K. (2015, April). The elders preference for skeuomorphism as app icon style. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 899-904).

Lee, J., Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2015, April). PicLight: User-Centered Lighting Control Interface for Residential Space. In Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1705-1710).

Bae, H., Kim, H., & Suk, H. J. (2015). Sitting posture-based lighting system to enhance the desired mood. 대한인간공학회지34(2), 191-198.

Na, N., Jeong, K. A., & Suk, H. J. (2015, March). Do curved displays make for a more pleasant experience?. In Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XX (Vol. 9394, pp. 421-426). SPIE.

Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2015, February). A comparative study of psychophysical judgment of color reproductions on mobile displays between Europeans and Asians. In Color Imaging XX: Displaying, Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications (Vol. 9395, pp. 212-220). SPIE.

Na, N., Choi, K., Lee, J., & Suk, H. J. (2014). Color tolerance study on white in practical aspect: Perceptibility versus acceptability. Color Research & Application39(6), 582-588.

Na, N., & Suk, H. J. (2014, November). Adaptive and affective luminance contrast on optimal brightness of displays. In Color and Imaging Conference (Vol. 22, pp. 81-84). Society for Imaging Science and Technology.

Na, N., & Suk, H. J. (2014). Adaptive luminance contrast for enhancing reading performance and visual comfort on smartphone displays. Optical Engineering53(11), 113102-113102.

Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2014). User-preferred color temperature adjustment for smartphone display under varying illuminants. Optical Engineering53(6), 061708-061708.

Na, N., Jang, J., & Suk, H. J. (2014, February). Dynamics of backlight luminance for using smartphone in dark environment. In Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XIX (Vol. 9014, pp. 102-107). SPIE.

Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2014, February). Optimal color temperature adjustment for mobile devices under varying illuminants. In Color Imaging XIX: Displaying, Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications (Vol. 9015, pp. 150-157). SPIE.

Choi, K., Jang, J., & Suk, H. J. (2014, February). Recalling white point of smartphone under varying illuminants. In Color Imaging XIX: Displaying, Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications (Vol. 9015, pp. 174-180). SPIE.

Baik, M., Suk, H. J., Lee, J., & Choi, K. (2013, March). Investigation of eye-catching colors using eye tracking. In Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVIII (Vol. 8651, pp. 192-197). SPIE.

Lee, J., Choi, K., & Suk, H. J. (2013). Empirical Evaluation of Optimal User-Centered LED Lighting Environments in Residential Bathrooms. Science of Emotion and Sensibility16(3), 305-310.

박근리, 석현정, & 김윤숙. (2012). 색채를 통한 미각적 경험의 데이터베이스 개발: Color Flavor Scale: 한국인 대학생을 대상으로: 한국인 대학생을 대상으로. Archives of Design Research25(5), 15-21.

Jung, H., Suk, H. J., Kitaguchi, S., Sato, T., & Kajiwara, K. (2012). Color tolerance prediction for recycled paper based on consumers’ awareness. Color Research & Application37(4), 272-280.

이은솔, & 석현정. (2012). 조명 색상에 대한 사용자 감성 평가 연구 휴식 및 집중 상황을 중심으로. Archives of Design Research25(2), 27-40.

백빛나, 석현정, & 김명석. (2012). 빛의 표현 요소를 활용한 정보 표현에 관한 연구: LED 를 이용한 추상적 상황정보 표현: LED 를 이용한 추상적 상황정보 표현. Archives of Design Research25(1), 207-218.

Lee, M. H., Nam, T. J., & Suk, H. J. (2011). Effect of levels of automation on emotional experience in intelligent products. In CHI’11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 2083-2088).

Kim, D. J., Lim, Y. K., & Suk, H. J. (2011). My own-style interaction: exploring individuals’ preferences to interactivity. In CHI’11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1861-1866).

Suk, H. J., Lee, E. S., Kim, G. M., & Han, S. H. (2011). The affective effect of odor products in relaxation and working contexts. Science of Emotion and Sensibility14(3), 395-402.

석현정, & 김곡미. (2010). LED 조명 색도에 따른 시간 인지에 대한 연구. 감성과학13(1), 69-78.

Suk, H. J., & Irtel, H. (2010). Emotional response to color across media. Color Research & Application35(1), 64-77.