• DOI:10.1177/2041669517717500
Corpus ID: 22891138

Effects of Lip Color on Perceived Lightness of Human Facial Skin

@article{Kobayashi2017EffectsOL,
  title={Effects of Lip Color on Perceived Lightness of Human Facial Skin},
  author={Y. Kobayashi and Soyogu Matsushita and K. Morikawa},
  journal={i-Perception},
  year={2017},
  volume={8}
}

• Y. Kobayashi, Soyogu Matsushita, K. Morikawa
• Published 2017
• Psychology, Medicine
• i-Perception

Whereas geometric illusions in human faces have been reported by several studies, illusions of color or lightness in faces have seldom been explored. Here, we psychophysically investigated whether lip color influences facial skin’s perceived lightness. Results of Experiment 1 demonstrated that redder lips lightened and darker lips darkened the perceived complexion. These lightness or darkness inducing effects differ from the classical illusion of lightness contrast in nonface objects for two… Expand

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