This document discusses the synthesis and science of color. It explains that Newton hypothesized that color corresponds to different light wavelengths perceived by the human eye. Color is a visual property categorized as red, blue, yellow, green, etc. The science of color deals with topics like colorimetry. White light is perceived as colorless as it arouses a neutral color sensation. Color can be represented by mixtures of primary colors in a color wheel. Complementary colors have equal amounts of the primary colors on either side with none of the opposite primary. Additive and subtractive color mixtures are discussed.
This document discusses the synthesis and science of color. It explains that Newton hypothesized that color corresponds to different light wavelengths perceived by the human eye. Color is a visual property categorized as red, blue, yellow, green, etc. The science of color deals with topics like colorimetry. White light is perceived as colorless as it arouses a neutral color sensation. Color can be represented by mixtures of primary colors in a color wheel. Complementary colors have equal amounts of the primary colors on either side with none of the opposite primary. Additive and subtractive color mixtures are discussed.
This document discusses the synthesis and science of color. It explains that Newton hypothesized that color corresponds to different light wavelengths perceived by the human eye. Color is a visual property categorized as red, blue, yellow, green, etc. The science of color deals with topics like colorimetry. White light is perceived as colorless as it arouses a neutral color sensation. Color can be represented by mixtures of primary colors in a color wheel. Complementary colors have equal amounts of the primary colors on either side with none of the opposite primary. Additive and subtractive color mixtures are discussed.
colour was supposed to correspond to a different wavelength perceived by the human eye. Color is the visual perceptual property c orresponding in humans to the categories called red, blue,yello w, green and others. The science of color is sometimes called chromatics, ch romatography, colori metry, or simply color science. Whole Dude-Whole Colors: White light is perceived as colorless as only a neutral color sensation is aroused by it. A sense of fitness has been acquired concerning the use of color. Unit of measurement ◦ Angstrom equal to 1 ten billionth of a meter ◦ Nanometers (nm) equal to 1 billionth of a meter Can be represented by laying out all of the possible color mixtures around in a circle move in a circle from one primary to the next ◦ add more of the primary approached and less of the one moved away from Created colors by mixing light sources 180 degrees away from a primary ◦ none of it mixed in Each of these complements has an equal amount of the primaries on either side of it and none of the primary opposite it
Primary Complement
Red Cyan
Green Magenta
Blue Yellow Complementary colors are also called ◦ secondary colors
◦print primary colors
refers to the fact that ◦ complements to the light primaries are the colored inks used to mix all possible print ink pigments Process can continue filling in colors around the wheel between secondary and primary colors Additive Color Mixture Subtractive Color Mixture Averaging Color Mixture Additive synthesis can be defined as the mixing mechanism of primary colours to obtain all other colours because it is based on the sum of light thus verging on white. This experiments on the blending or additive synthesis of colours and by using three filters that did not differ to much from Bright red, Green and a Blue that verged on violet. A specific colour can be created with many combinations of light bands. White, in particular, can be obtained by blending three primary colours: Green, red and blue, but with the right proportions, so that they generate the same three-fold stimulus as the sunlight. White can also be obtained by using a different set of three colours, derived from the dual combination of the three primary colours: yellow = green+ red cyan blue = green+ blue magenta red = blue + red. Black cannot be created with additive synthesis because it corresponds to the total absence of light. Subtractive synthesis is very important, because it intervenes in the common experience of observing colours. superimposed three coloured filters, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta (complementary colours of the primary ones) and made them pass through a single beam of white light. With such disposition, each filter subtracts from the white light that particular area of the wavelength that it is able to absorb. pigments and coloured objects, are such because when they are struck by light they only reflect the light corresponding to “their colour” while they absorb all the remaining light. Demonstrated by passing a white light beam successively through two filters ◦ One yellow and the other green ◦ Producing light of a yellow-green color Submitted by: NIRAMATHI SRIMATHI PADMAJA J.POORANIMA