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From: BRL102@psuvm.psu.edu (Ben Liblit)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: distinguishable colors
Message-ID: <90311.133441BRL102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 7 Nov 90 18:34:41 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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As computers' color capabilities grow more and more sophisticated, the number
of possible colors one can display grows larger and larger.  I am curious,
though:  how much is too much?  Is it known approximately how many distinct
colors the human eye is able to distinguish?  Even an order-of-magnitude esti-
mate would suffice.

                            Ben Liblit
                            BRL102 @ psuvm.bitnet -- BRL102 @ psuvm.psu.edu
                            "Fais que tes reves soient plus longs que la nuit."