COLOR NAMES NOT EXPRESSIBLE BY 11 BASIC COLORS FOR THAI PEOPLE

Abstract

Color naming using 11 basic colors was conducted for 330 color chips of World Color Survey WCS by 60 Thai students of RMUTT in Patumthani, Thailand in an experimental booth of which illumination was white with illuminance 2644 lx. There were many responses beside the basic colors responded by the subjects. There were 25 color names beside 11 basic color names such as Fha(sky blue/light blue),Nue(skin tone),(indigo/dark blue)for example. But the most frequent response was “Fha” in Thai or “Sky”. We concluded that the color name “Fha” should be included in Thai basic color in addition to the eleven basic colors proposed by Berlin and Kay. We found no difference in responses between female and male.