Posts Tagged color
spectrophotometer
a device used to measure the light wavelengths reflected from an object’s surface
Add comment June 15, 2009
colors
“A normal human visual system is capable of distinguishing approximately 16.7 million different colors.” – page 42, Color Companion For The Digital Artist
Add comment June 9, 2009
color systems
HSB: Hue, Saturation, and Brightness
HSL: Hue, Saturation, and Lightness
HSV: Hue, Saturation, and Value
LCH: Lightness, Chroma, and Hue
Add comment May 18, 2009
rhodopsin
a photopigment contained in the cones (the color receivers) within the retina of the human eye, which stimulates an electrochemical response to light, there are 3 different types (of rhodopsin), which absorb short, medium, and long wavelengths of light, separately
Add comment May 12, 2009
the visible spectrum
what human eyes perceive as color, we can detect light waves between 400 and 700 nanometers (nm) in length
Add comment April 30, 2009
