11/6/2023 0 Comments Primary colors art![]() What color do you see if your eye is stimulated by green and blue light? Green light + Blue light = ? What color do you see if your eye is stimulated by red and blue light? What color do you see if your eye is just stimulated by red and green light? Below is a screen shot from the simulation showing that when all three colors are on, red + green + blue, makes your eye see white. Did you notice the color of the floodlights at the Winterhaven Light Festival were red, green, and blue? You can play with a PhET simulation called Color Vision to better understand how this works. The cones in your eye, which detect color, are generally sensitive to red, green, and blue light. ![]() If you could magnify the pixels on a white section of the screen you are currently looking at, you would see red, green, and blue lights which are creating the white color your brain sees. The REAL primary colors of light are red, green, and blue. You might recognize these as the colors of ink you buy (with black) to put into color printers and copiers. ![]() The REAL primary colors of paint are NOT red, yellow, and blue – as taught in school until you reach physics – but rather cyan, yellow, and magenta. If you ask a physicist, “What are the primary colors?” They would ask you, “Are you talking about light or paint?” The answer is different for light and paint but beautifully connected.
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