Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-spam!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!hpda!hpsal2!hpcupt1!hpindda!dfc From: dfc@hpindda.UUCP Newsgroups: sci.misc Subject: Re: Color Message-ID: <3290002@hpindda.HP.COM> Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 18:38:07 EST Article-I.D.: hpindda.3290002 Posted: Fri Dec 4 18:38:07 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Dec-87 22:23:38 EST References: <162300002@uiucdcsb> Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 11 Did I actually write this? That should teach me to not post a response late on a Friday afternoon...:-) > Your two questions are actually one...red, blue, and yellow are the primary >PIGMENTS, but red, blue, and green are the primary LIGHT COLORS. Red pigment >absorbs blue and green light; yellow absorbs blue and red; blue absorbs red >and green. Mix blue and yellow pigment and everything is absorbed except >green wavelengths, which are reflected. Ok, if the green is absorbed, it's clearly not reflected. I can't remember exactly how to get there from here, though...help, someone!