Color card, color book comprising the same, and color card with picture sample

Abstract

A color card showing at least three color samples is provided. Among the color samples, a light color sample expressing a light color tone occupies a larger space than samples expressing the other color tones. A deep color sample expressing a deep color tone in the color card is arranged on one side of the light color sample, and a neutral color sample expressing a neutral color tone which stands between the light and deep color tones is arranged on the other side. Use of such a color card allows the user to roughly select a color card showing a color tone suited for being applied to an object to be painted from a plurality of color cards based on their light color samples, and then select one of color tones shown in the selected color card.

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       14 . A color card with picture sample, comprising a colored picture and a plurality of painted samples corresponding to a plurality of colors which constitute the colored picture.  
   
   
       15 . A color card with picture sample wherein the colored picture set forth in  claim 14  expresses nature, figures, artificial objects, or combination of the foregoing.  
   
   
       16 . A color card with picture sample wherein the colored picture as set forth in  claim 14  is a photo.  
   
   
       17 . A color card with picture sample wherein the painted samples as set forth in  claim 14  express basic, auxiliary and emphatic colors.  
   
   
       18 . A color book comprising plural sets of colored picture and plurality of painted samples set forth in  claim 14  which are arranged in one cardboard or in a series of cardboards.  
   
   
       19 . The color book as set forth in  claim 18  wherein basic colors of the colored pictures in the color book have the similar color tones.