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Black and white are condensed rainbows (literature.cafe)
submitted 2 months ago by misericordiae@literature.cafe to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Mixing every color using light = white

Mixing every color using pigments (paint, ink, etc.) = black

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Pure black and pure white are the null points in the color spectrum. Everything in between is a gradient. And rainbows are not the default gradient, the shadow behind you is just a dimmer shade of the same color.

[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

True, but I think maybe you missed this being about additive and subtractive color mixing.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My color processing system is neither additive nor subtractive, at least not in the contemporary sense.

My system adds, subtracts, and adjusts the actual colors, without interfering with the brightness.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Dude your mom adds, subtracts and adjusts the actual colors without interfering with the brightness.

[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean? "Rainbows" relate to frequency while shadows correspond to intensity.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Exactly. Rainbows are a rare phenomenon, shadows are common.

Edit: I have an entire custom software that I wrote to process this very basic concept.