Rating consistence of color combinations for aesthetic preference, legibility and comfort for small icons

This study tried to explore the correlations between aesthetic preference and perceived usability of color combinations. The evidence showed that most color combinations had lower aesthetic rating consistence, and few ones had extremely higher rating consistence between subjects. Next, the rating consistence of aesthetics for color combinations was lower than that of legibility and comfort. Finally, the correlations between aesthetic preference rating and legibility and comfort, respectively, were not very high. However, the argument that aesthetic preference ratings were correlated with perceived usability would be satisfied when the rating consistence for all aesthetic preference, legibility and comfort color combinations are much higher.