What is color?

  • The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the objects reflects or emits light.
  • One, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow.

White light

  • The reflection of all wavelengths of visible electromagnetic radiation.

Visible spectrum

  • Light waves that fall within wavelengths that the human eye is capable of seeing.
  • microwaves, UV rays, gamma rays, X rays, sound waves, radio- outside the visible spectrum

Electromagnetic spectrum

Additive colors

  • red
  • green
  • blue

Subtractive colors

  • yellow
  • magenta
  • cyan

Combining subtractive colors

  • combining any two subtractive creates an additive color
  • magenta+yellow=red
  • cyan+yellow=green
  • magenta+cyan=blue
  • combining all subtractive colors eliminates color creating neutral density
  • magenta+yellow+cyan=gray

Compliment colors

  • as additive and subtractive color that combine to create neutral density
  • red+cyan=neutral density
  • green+magenta=neutral density
  • blue+yellow=neutral

Compliment colors acrynoms

R(ed)

C(ar)

B(lue)

Y(ellow)

G(reen)

M(agenta)

Color combination

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William completed his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in 2013. He current serves as a lecturer, tutor and freelance writer. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, walking his dog and parasailing. Article last reviewed: 2022 | St. Rosemary Institution © 2010-2024 | Creative Commons 4.0

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