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minus-squareb34k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·20 hours agoAnd here I thought the primary colors were RGB
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·20 hours agoRGB are the additive colors (light projected) CMYK are the subtractive colors (light reflected)
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 hours agoAny set of colors can make a primary color palette. It’s just that we most often mean for human eyesight. Even then, when talking about perception, because the response of red and green comes in our eye overlap we need imaginary colors to uniquely express them. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/CIExy1931_ProPhoto.svg/1280px-CIExy1931_ProPhoto.svg.png
minus-squareKaChilde@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours agoThere are different sets of primaries used when we talk about screen, print, light, and paint. Most people learn RBY through painting, whether as a child, or in art classes at school, and assume it applies to all colour.
And here I thought the primary colors were RGB
RGB are the additive colors (light projected) CMYK are the subtractive colors (light reflected)
Any set of colors can make a primary color palette. It’s just that we most often mean for human eyesight.
Even then, when talking about perception, because the response of red and green comes in our eye overlap we need imaginary colors to uniquely express them. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/CIExy1931_ProPhoto.svg/1280px-CIExy1931_ProPhoto.svg.png
There are different sets of primaries used when we talk about screen, print, light, and paint.
Most people learn RBY through painting, whether as a child, or in art classes at school, and assume it applies to all colour.