COLOR AND LIGHT


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Color Theory

 

Color theory encompasses a multitude of definitions, concepts and desig applications. All the information would fill several encyclopedias. As an introduction, here are a few basic concepts.

 

LIGHT - THE COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY

TRAVELING AT RATE OF SPEED ABOUT 186,000 MILES A SECOND
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CIE 1964 Colorimetric System

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Continuous Spectrum

 

add

Additive mixing

Red, green and blue

sub

Subtractive mixing

Red, yellow and blue