Michel-Eugene Chevreul

Chevreul has influential in the world of art after being named director of the dye works at the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris. After working at Gobelins Manufactory in Paris he received many complaints about the dyes being used there. The people told him that the blacks appeared different when used next to blues. Chevreul realized that the colors intracting differently depending on the base color. He determined that the yarn's perceived color was influenced by other surrounding yarns, which led to a concept known as simultaneous contrast. Simultaneous contrast identified by Michel Eugène Chevreul refers to the manner in which the colors of two different objects affect each other. The effect is more noticeable when shared between objects of complementary color. 

References:

• Chevreul, Michel Eugène (1855). The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and Their Applications to the Arts (2 ed.). London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.

• David Raizman, History of Modern Design, Prentice-Hall