primary colors

color /col·or/ (kul´er)

1. a property of a surface or substance due to absorption of certain light rays and reflection of others within the range of wavelengths (roughly 370–760 mμ) adequate to excite the retinal receptors.

2. radiant energy within the range of adequate chromatic stimuli of the retina, i.e., between the infrared and ultraviolet.

3. a sensory impression of one of the rainbow hues.

complementary colors a pair of colors the sensory mechanisms for which are so linked that when they are mixed on the color wheel they cancel each other out, leaving neutral gray.

confusion colors different colors liable to be mistakenly matched by persons with defective color vision, and hence used for detecting different types of color vision defects.

primary colors a small number of fundamental colors; (a) in visual science, red, green, and blue, the colors specifically picked up by the retinal cones; (b) in painting and printing, blue, yellow, and red.

pure color one whose stimulus consists of homogeneous wavelengths, with little or no admixture of wavelengths of other hues.

primary colors,

a small number of fundamental colors. In visual science these are red, green, and blue, the colors specifically picked up by the retinal cones. Mixtures of varying proportions of the primary colors will yield white light in addition to the 150 discriminable hues of normal human vision. In painting and printing, the primary colors are red, blue, and yellow. When combined properly, these colors yield black and all other visible hues. See also prismatic colors.

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achromatic vision
artificial eye
binocular vision
central vision
chromatic vision
color
color vision
dichromacy
dichromatic vision
direct vision
double vision
indirect vision
Ishihara test
monochromat
monocular vision
multiple vision
night vision
oscillating vision
parachromatopsia

3LCD uses a 3-chip (High Temperature Poly-Silicon (HTPS) TFT panels) method to produce the three primary colors of red, green and blue.

3LCD Retains Position as No. 1 Projection Technology Worldwide for ... by Albawaba.com

The Elemental's ergonomic design, selection of 17 mix-and-match color options for the top, legs, book box and edge molding, and a choice of three desktop materials and nine desktop finishes allow administrators to customize the look of their classrooms, using any combination ranging from quiet, neutral tones to cheerful, primary colors.

Smith System by Dyrli, Kurt O. / District Administration

This style of art uses dots of primary colors (red, blue, and green) to fill space on a canvas.

Art smart with Jack and Jill by Jack & Jill

primary anesthetic

primary apnea

primary atelectasis

primary atypical pneumonia

primary autonomic dysfunction

primary bilateral micronodular hyperplasia

primary biliary cirrhosis

primary brain tumor

primary brain vesicle