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From: drapeau@alheka.usc.edu (George Drapeau)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Naive Question About Primary Colors
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Date: 24 Mar 88 23:03:26 GMT
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I apologize in advance for being obtuse about this, but if you would please
indulge me...

Why is it that for video, the three primary colors are (usually) red, green,
and blue, whereas for painting, the primaries are red, *yellow*, and blue?
If you look at a color wheel, red and green are at opposite ends, as opposed
to forming two parts of the primary triangle.

Thanks in advance,

	George

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