TheCrookedStep
471536
7577
1983
art_lesson
informative
this_is_stupid
favorite_and_forget
cute
r3post
interpretive_dance
op_is_an_idiot
wrong
artist_twattery
kind_of_a_dick
rgb_vs_cmyk
not_javert
sometimes_i_choke_myself
i_cant_even
incorrect
misinformation
op_is_a_big_fat_phony
whateva
op_is_a_fucking_idiot
plebeian
fuckin_repost
stupid
correct
do_you_even_art
repost
certain_point_of_view
casual
op_is_a_bundle_of_sticks
thatmangodude
Black is a shade, bitch. Stop yelling at me!
nofunatparties
You're wrong and everything about you is wrong.
MaJeLo
Rgb says: fuck your fake cmyk.
unscot
The person who wrote this has never touched a paintbrush.
baudriotard
A post that proves it's easy to disseminate false information if you swear and shout a lot.
LiterallyCanada
As someonw who recently took up painting for fun, I MIX WHATEVER FUCKING COLORS I WANT!!!
LiterallyCanada
Also I'm a poor student who can't afford to have many colors so there's that
FatLemongrab
As a cake decorator that mixes a lot of colour, BIG NOPE
DiabolicalCatWizard
That's when I learned red and blue do not make purple...
Eruanne
THIS IS COMPLETELY WRONG, YOUR PAINT ISN'T A FUCKING PRINTER, I AM SO TIRED OF SEEING THIS INACCURATE POST.
icebreathingunicorn
As an artist this irritates me, you can MAKE cyan and magenta with the primary colors. It takes practice though, and thou need white.
BootsCatsBootsCatsBootsCats
As an oil painter, if you want fucking amazing colours, paint colour on top of colour. Oh, and learn how to paint.
ShiaLabeoufsButthole
Telling an artist how to do their art is such a damn irony
Treblaine
It's because pigments BLOCK wavelengths, while the primary colours of light ADD wavelengths.
tofudisan
Aren't pigment primary colors and light primary colors are two different things?
wamccarthy
Yes! don't know why everyone who read the wikipedia on primary colors of light is weighing in, but this is just about mixing paint!
crazyPilot
You sound so mad about a bunch of colors!
Duskiewastaken
humans have been so mad about colors during history that things often ended up in red.
Thund3rbolt
He didn't take the blue pill
thatsmypurse
FFS
SaraWithAnH
FOR REAL! And this person spent like a week making this little thing bahahahaha
TheSwedeLife
Went to a lot of trouble making slides to look like a jackass.
elandriel
as an art major, I want to correct you and tell you to shut up and stop acting like you know what you're talking about. As a lazy person, no
wikilinksys
DID SOMEBODY SAY ULTRAMARINE?!?! http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110906131034/es.warhammer40k/images/a/ac/Ultramarines_Firing.jpg
w0lver1
SPESS MEHREENS
NyquistHell
The God Emperor says always use Ultramarines Blue.
ThomasMcMullin
There was some colourful language in this post OP
catcherintherye
Uh huh. A lot of anger for such a benign topic...
hilyarious
haaaaaaaa
eddieeeeeee69
What you did there, sir, I see it. Oh I see it.
trinhbot
nice to tell me this after i've spent the last 6 years buying ultramarine blue for my space marine army
54r4h
Lmao. Do you even mix? I'll stick with Red blue yellow, thanks.
theflyingnun
Sorry, but I've been painting for years and this is bullshit. Just learn your color wheel and ignore this crap.
notmyrealface
IF RGB is good enough for the human eye it's good enough for my art, that I make for people, that they pay me for.
alicankartal
The primary colors are Red, Green, and Blue. Color has to do with the frequency of the light hitting your eyes. The CMY(K) are "primary"...
Flyndaran
Primary colors for human vision. They're different for different animals.
yannyboy100
in paint, the primary colors are the colors that you cant mix others to get, you can get green with yellow and green. red, yellow, and blue
pmaguire13
http://www.normankoren.com/Color_add_subtract_450.jpg
cousteau
The K is primary nothing. It's just a more convenient way to print black. I don't knw why it did even get included in the post.
TinaRuthBelcher
Am I missing something? How can green be a primary colour when it's a mixture of yellow and blue?
WingsOnAHorse
You can just as well say "How can yellow be a primary colour when it's a mixture of red and green". Everything you see on a monitor/tv/etc >
WingsOnAHorse
is managed as a combination of red, green and blue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_model
workundone
Green is a primary color of light.
starkart
This explains everything
TLUL
Red, green, and blue are the additive primary colours, while magenta, yellow, and cyan are the subtractive primary colours.
cousteau
Yeah, and red, yellow, and blue are the addictive primary colors. Once you start using them you just CAN'T STOP!
AgentFoo
See, now I don't have to post this.
drodeo
Theres a difference between light primary colors and print/paint primary colors
alicankartal
...in paint because they absorb their opposite colors in the spectrum on the last image, resulting in the reflection of the others...
alicankartal
...depending on the composition of the paint.
bobatomic
all my upvotes
EmuMoogle
(1/?) No kidding, it's almost as if the RGB color space was designed around media that are emissive rather than absorptive. There's a reason
EmuMoogle
(2/?) why inverting red gives you cyan, inverting green gives you magenta, and inverting blue gives you yellow. You're absolutely correct,
EmuMoogle
(3/3) and as a programmer in the field of rendering it's nice to see someone else who knows his or her stuff.
FaxCelestis
And here is the difference between additive color and subtractive color.
ThisGeigerFucker
I should be studying this, but I'll study these instead.
mrushu
thanks!
LimitedWard
Well RGB are used as additive colors. Red, green, and blue light sources produce white. CMY is for subtractive colors.
NotSoSmartAlek
Yup. use RGB to paint in light (on your computer), and CMYK to paint on paper/canvas/wall/your car.
ChainsawVisionMan
alright! now I know what to use for the sick dragon mural on my van.
Ashitaker
You da real MVP
valeriesghost
Knowledge = dropped
BradolfPitler
RED YELLOW BLUE
flickerdart
These might be painter's primaries, but not light ones. Magenta isn't even a spectral color, you presumptuous shitwad.
flickerdart
We didn't even fucking have magenta anything until Perkin's Violet dye in 18 fucking 56.
wamccarthy
Dude, this is a post teaching you how to choose your three primary paint colors for mixing, and is totally right about that.
cousteau
Spectral colors are the only ones I'll admit calling "universal primary colors".
TheJuggernaut
The post only ever mentions primary pigment colors, it never claims that the additive primary colors are the same, you presumptuous shitwad.
TrillianAstraVega
Pigments are subtractive while light is additive. The primaries for light are Red, Green, and Blue.
jimmyriba
That's indeed the painter's primaries, which is why OP's pictures talk about "primary pigment colours".
pattyrick
would Bob Ross react like this? hmmmm?
thinmint
This is akin to "You aren't acting like the person Mr. Rogers believed you could be"
MarilynMonroeMadeMunitions
WWBRD?
d0gma
Take it easy. OP just found out that he is his parents' happy little accident.
captenchaos
Awesome! I just turned the T.V. on and guess what's on....
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Are you suggesting that Bob Ross was the Mister Rogers of art?
AmyBethMegJo
I thought everyone understood that this is true.
yourlocalwerecat
Yes.
extraordinaryagility
"He was like a human quaalude, you just turn on the TV and sweep me away sandman!!!" - Patton Oswalt
samthesock
just paint a fucking bush
xRocketman52x
"FUCK YOU BOB ROSS!"
itmaybesmall
Why?
xRocketman52x
http://imgur.com/user/CoconutKaos/favorites/sK8BEZ1
snoops
Bob Ross saved me. +1
BOMBOCOMBO
Bob would tell you to be happy about all the colors and you can do how you'd like cause it is you painting
Myniggathatwasdeep
I miss him man....
astropapi1
:(
matertua
He'd be pissed no one used titanium hawhite.
wolfshades
youhavemail
Were just gonna take this away, you don't know what you're doing
ImTheWalrus
You aren't acting like the artist Bob Ross believed you could be.
dwolfm4n
i'm just gunna load up this brush with a little titanium white.
rokkaddict
"Hwhite"
andrew72287
I'm going to go ahead and get some alizarin crimson, and some phthalo blue, with just a hint of the Van Dyke Brown.
JustRockedASweetPiss
Oh.. ooh.. thats nice..
Andantonius
As an artist, fuck phthalo and cad red is awesome. You also can't mix a full color wheel from just 3 colors no matter what they are.
jimmyriba
No, you literally can with CMY. That's how you can print a photograph, for example.
Andantonius
I dunno, I haven't tested it but I can't see mixing magenta and yellow and getting vibrant red. Paint is different than print.
Nebbo
Dont forget some black so you can dirty your colours and get those strong blacks, no pigments perfect.
cousteau
afaik black ink is there only because it's cheaper for painting black, although you could achieve almost the same with C+M+Y
Nebbo
Yeah its cheaper to use 1 instead of 3 colours, it also gives you a better black as in practise the pigments arn't perfect.
cousteau
Well, if you mix the pigments well enough it's relatively easy to get black. Gray, on the other hand...
cousteau
There are still some "corners" in the visible color space you can't really reach with CMY; only get close. More pigments are better.
jimmyriba
True, due to nonlinear effects in the way our eyes work. But to a rather excellent approximation, RGB light and CMY pigment works.
cousteau
I yet have to see a printer that prints a good #0000FF blue.
jimmyriba
A perfect mix of perfect cyan and magenta yields perfect blue. But we are limited by chemistry and don't get perfect pigments in inks. 1/2
jimmyriba
So in practice, having more colours make a difference for mixing pigments. Expensive printers do a good job of color reproduction, though. 2
WardSharlow
RGB are primary colors. CMY are subtractive pigments. Sorry to be pedantic, but if we're going to have a technical discussion . .
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pmaguire13
white black and red. black for the background, red for design, white for text
justmagicalgirlthings
As an art teacher currently teaching her students about color theory... this. You get a gold star.
alloftheotherusernamesaretaken
You're smarter than me
pmaguire13
RGB are the primary colors of light...
buzzingbee
Thank you! was scrolling in the hope someone typed what I was too lazy to
pmaguire13
RGB... those arent primary colors those are the 3 colors of the light spectrum. apparently you are also too lazy to think
buzzingbee
There's no need get abusive! Through 12 yrs of school I was taught that RGB were the primary colors. Not lazy is this instance, misinformed.
NotACreativeName1
THANK YOU! !
Qumefox
Pretty much this. If you're mixing light. You do so by using RGB. You mix paint.. Yeah, it's CMYK.
ettrionnano
What they're stating is that RYB (Red, Yellow, Blue) is the incorrect set of subtractive pigments, whereas CMY is true and perfect.
Naviaux
I'm going to have to correct you. RGB are the optical primary colors, RYB are the primary colors CMY, as you state, are subtractive pigments
pmaguire13
THANK YOU
Ballbreaker
oh my god not another flame...
joect
hmmm yes... shallow and pedantic.
bikeytom
Read this, left, came back, upvoted. Love it.
bikeytom
Read this, left, came back, upvoted. Love it.
Zeeno
I think of this whenever I hear pedantic
oneofthecalled
samesies
bikeytom
Read this, left, came back, upvoted. Love it.
bikeytom
Read this, left, came back, upvoted. Love it.
WanderingBlueWanderlust
The maker of this post has no idea what's he/she/it's talking about.
ImgurSage
Yes he/she/it does, you'll notice that he/she/it specifically says "pigment primary colors" several times and is talking about PAINT.
Conradian
Except they're still wrong.
MasterPrime
I'd say more like not totally right.
RedditorTourist
You are technically correct. The best kind of correct.
QueefLedger
No, they are trying to tell people that CMY is "more legit" than RYB because they're confused. Both are valid approaches.
QueefLedger
Yes, while trying to apply subtractive color theory to additive colors. They're confused.
Cassiraa
I see your point, but Cyan is Blue. also Magenta is Red. Where is your art now?
only90skidswillgetthis
+1 for where is your art now
hoofbeatsandsnowflakes
Green instead of yellow.
Shockrates
Magenta is Red? I'm admittedly colorblind but I see Purple.
sweetnaivety
it's pinkish
WardSharlow
Now, let's see if this can get me top comment of the day, like it did last time.
WardSharlow
I respect your anger. But, in my defense, at least I'm not a reposter.
FelipeRios
Boooooo
jimmyriba
CMY are primary pigments colours, just as OP wrote. Pigments are always subtractive, hence unnecessary to state. So no need for pedantry.
KingoftheIntroverts
OP started it in that manner, so they opened the door for that specificity.
wandergeist
Indeed. Somebody needs to learn the difference between painting with light (additive) and painting with pigment (subtractive).
jimmyriba
...but not OP, who wrote "primary pigment colours" and talks about paint.
QueefLedger
The point of their image is to deny that RYB are primary colors, which is false. RYB and CYM are both equally valid.
jimmyriba
No, RYB spans a smaller (pigment) colour space than CMY. CMY are the complements of RGB, which are what the human eye registers.
jimmyriba
Human eyes register RGB light. Pigments work by absorbing certain wavelengths. Hence the pigment primaries are the complements CMY.
QueefLedger
Einon explains it here if you're interested: http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=896812
QueefLedger
Yes, that's all right in theory, but the practice is a little more complicated. It just depends upon the artist's desired outcome.
OfficialUsernameChecker
Technically correct is the best kind of correct
Sam03396
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgt09t5m8O1qdkbnv.jpg
Athenalite
RGB = additive primaries CMY = subtractive primaries One deals with light, the other with pigment If you're being pedantic, try to be right.
pmaguire13
visual http://www.normankoren.com/Color_add_subtract_450.jpg
Narushima
No, no, you forgot to swear in every other sentence. That's how you know it's true!
espionrouge
you've got a goddamned good point sir/ma'am
TheSwedeLife
And now OP is like... "I thought I was the only smart person in the world for fuck's sake".
nofunatparties
man speaks true.
CynicalFish
Meh, it shouldn't even be a technical discussion ;s Using only three colours to mix with versus a million trillion is exceedingly limiting.
WardSharlow
Yet it's done every day, billions of times, in printshops all over the world.
CynicalFish
Also, from an artists perspective, CMY is just a variant of RBY anyway. You can mix them using RBY or buy them. It depends on the subject.
CynicalFish
I will say though, a beginning painter will benefit from CMY. Bright colours are exceedingly difficult to mix, since white dulls saturation.
CynicalFish
Er no, I'm talking about when you're painting something by hand, which is what this post is about. You don't need to mix on a computer >___>
menapoeka
Tru dat. And who the hell would choose only one hue of red/yellow/blue for their pallette? Of course you're gonna go brown with that.
Leoxcr
As a printer technician I have to explain this to my customers every now and then.
alwayslovedafilm
and of course, the primary colors of light are different still.
hoofbeatsandsnowflakes
aren't they red, blue, green?
alwayslovedafilm
yes, and mixing them produce cyan, magenta, and yellow
hoofbeatsandsnowflakes
ah ha!
alwayslovedafilm
jimmyriba
Cyan is "no red"; magenta is "no green"; and yellow is "no blue". Pigments absorb light. Hence RGB additive => CMY pigment.
AsianJoyKiller
Apparently someone didn't pay enough attention in color theory. This is a half-assed understanding of how it works.
thescarydude
I don't think you paid attention to color theory, according to color theory, the color on the other side of the color wheel is it's 1/2
thescarydude
complement, but with the broken wheel you get using the traditional primary colors it doesn't work. The theory contradicts itself. 2/2
QueefLedger
I'm 300% sure this was made by a graphic design student that ignored all art classes that didn't involve a screen.
stephalinlin
Uhh, all as a shitty painter who has terrible colors with red blue yellow, and great colors with cyan magenta yellow, what's wrong with it?
AsianJoyKiller
Even then, they should know that there are just some colors you can't mix. Some pigments are just that intense.
cousteau
I've yet to see a printer that prints http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Solid_blue.svg/2000px-Solid_blue.svg.png
sweetnaivety
My favourite colour of all time! This is also why I hate this CMYK colour wheel, the blues are just not vibrant at all.
cousteau
Same for JPEG; it screws the blues.
cousteau
Yeah, there are "corners" you can't reach by getting the midpoint between 2 colors.
sweetnaivety
yes, this so much. This or similar needs to be top comment of all comments!
Mcflyvol
There's a difference between primary colors and primary pigment colors you fucking Plebeian.
jimmyriba
That's why the text literally reads "primary pigment colours". :) Also, in no setting are red, yellow, and blue primary. Additive is RGB.
troublemutt
Yeah, the only time you get into trouble for using the word Plebeian is if you shout it at a UK cop off the back off your bike
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IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
*As an artist who incorrectly uses primary pigment colours.
theblairbear
You tell em SteveDave!
fuckingplebeian
wow i had no idea
BigDaddyAddy
I always upvote the word Plebeian.
GandalfTheUltraViolet
This dickweed don't even know about fuckin' light.
Schmedes
Plebs are needed.
SWARMOFPENGUIND
my only regret is that I have but one upvote to give you
realmenfightnaked
You tell 'em! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY
CharlesLylyeLarue
It's pronounced "Plebeian". Seriously, what a peasant.
RayMC
*what a Plebeian* :)
shotinthehead
7000 likes
ilikeblondehair
Appropriate response
Firesky405
Why even say this? That's exactly the point of the post.
ButterfaceTaintClown
Try "fuck off"
handsMoleman
Anyone getting off on this post should check out James gurney's blog, then go buy his book Color And Light
eronth
yeah, but RYB is not ANY set of primary colors, sun!
PhallusInWonderland
Casuals amirite?
Warranty
woop woop!
Ihmhi
Also, the letters should be outlined in black. I could barely see the Y. I mean bro, do you even art?
paganismisnotwhatthechurchsaysitis
Don't forget Philistine.
Metalgearslade
Yeah, you fuckin' tell him ((Information I didn't even know existed up until this point))!!!
jreeve17
Plebian
Rolli13
Oh yeah, Patricians unite!
Amargana
This comment. I like it.
Ifellthroughthefourthwall
If humans could see to infrared and shortwave ultraviolet would the primaries be the same or would they shift with the visibility?
Typohime
9_6 but.. I do use ultramarine blue. Its fucking useful as shit.
BigDaddyAddy
I always upvote the word Plebian.
PSigs
I re-signed in just to upvote this comment
jimmyriba
Why? It's wrong! The OP pictures literally reads "primary pigment colors". Those are CMY, the complements to the additive primary colors RGB
koolman2
Regardless, red/yellow/blue are not primaries.You can substitute them for magenta/yellow/cyan in painting if your goal isn't color accuracy.
BjarkeDuDe
There are additive (RGB) and subtractive (CYM) primary colors. You need subtractive for real-life painting, and additive digitally.
TheNeckbeard
Just commenting to say you.... i like you.
IfWereStillAliveInTheMorningThenWellKnowWereNotDead
look at you getting me to pull out my dictionary lol
sellek9000
teeeeeeeeeeestifyyyyyyyy!
diareetusmachine
CHURCH
diareetusmachine
CHURCH
Septy
It's right outside your door
TheChurroGuy
I almost scrolled past this...+1
capnkitkat
Amen
diareetusmachine
CHURCH
ImNotAsDumbAsIAm
MMM MMMMM HALLELUJAH http://imgur.com/GJTHRs4
Beepity
IT'S RAININ' MEN!
WhereLBJsNutsHang
Bless.
diareetusmachine
CHURCH
kattpappan
Explain in 140 characters or less please.
RunsWithShortShorts
FFS I just LOL'd at the airport and now I'm getting looks
Whipcrack
You're going to get a trophy for this! Kinda rare one too! Congrats
GeorgeWsBush
Read as fucking lesbian. +1
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Nobahdi
I think you've got the wrong post.
JHansi
Wut.
orangemarmaladesky
I concur. http://imgur.com/KU5yOPf
CivilDefenseCA
Nont be such a Pescetarian
TacoRocket
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/3473029/vw-oh-snap-o.gif
JayDelCor
who is the actor in that gif ? please let me know
SexSponge
Steve Jobs
TacoRocket
Peter Stormare
JayDelCor
thanks
TheLivinLegend
Vhat time is it? Time to un-pimp ze auto.
Smugfish27
+1 for Plebeian
LizardEnterprises
Aww snap. You went *Roman* on their ass!
Corele
You deserve so much more upvote +1
BannerHipneck
WHO THE FU
shapalapa
OHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_lightpigment/ I was taught wrong o____O
zenunchucks
PREACH
IMakeAKillerMacAndCheese
+1 for use of "plebeian."
RisingPhoenix92
+I for "fucking Plebeian"
theyoungestoldman
me too
RisingPhoenix92
That awkward moment when I realize that in the time that I read and commented someone else made a similar comment. whoops sorry mate
CapnJackSparrow
And then yours proceeds to get more points
RisingPhoenix92
Fans of Roman Numerals I suppose
pnyouf
+1 for +I
troublecliff
+1 for +aye
Engineerbear
+1 for +aye
triscuit706
+1 for +1 as well! :)
Clitastrophe
Banned in the UK.
RisingPhoenix92
Wait, what? Are they still mad at what the Romans did?
asimovfanatic
Nope, but the Speaker for our legislature resigned because he was accused of calling someone a "pleb".
FatassFangle
OBJECTION!
cheebody
Not to mention if you were a mantis shrimp the whole game changes.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Imagine what a rainbow would look like if we could see like them...
cheebody
Headsplosion
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Probably.
AsSeenByMacaroni
My cousin was a mantis shrimp. He says its okay.
EscargatoireMunch
What is he meow? :O
fourcats
MANTIS SHRIMP
cheebody
1,2,3, death!
ChainsawVisionMan
So Plebian refers to the Roman equivilent of the working class, including skilled laborers like painters, so is this an insult?
NerdN1
OP was talking about primary pigment colors since OP was mixing paints. Also, red-yellow-blue aren't primary colors of light either.
TheJuggernaut
The post only ever mentions primary pigment colors, and it never claims that the additive primary colors are the same.
KingDantonius
T hank you. ..just...thank you.
jimmyriba
Who give this silly comment 5000 upvotes? OP's title is literally "The primary *pigment* colors". Who has a reading problem?
88mixy
Equestrian
MyHorseAteMyPaycheck
Yes?
purpleseadragons
And primary colors of light I believe.
thatguyintheplacewiththething
OP got Burnt...................................................................................sienna
SmileDHJ
THANK FUCKING GOD!!!! This guy is a complete dumb ass, the CMYK only aplies when doing digital work you plan to print.....I'm personally B&W
IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
You're very wrong. CMY is the only valid negative colour space in any context. You can't ever mix pure C or M with RBY - it is never correct
SmileDHJ
I'm guessing you work digitally don't you...
IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
Work however you like, I *guarantee* you can't mix cyan in a negative colour space not containing it as a primary. It's how light/eyes work.
SmileDHJ
have you tried mixing paint? it works for like two paints when you mix them, once you add another it comes out brown like shit
welltheresthedoor
Then it would make them Red Green Blue (Additive Primary - Light). As opposed to CMY (Subtractive Primary - Pigments).
Everyothernamewastaken
I don't even know what you just said but it sounded sexy so I gave you that +1
welltheresthedoor
You sound sexy! So I'm a give that +1 back.
wam3483
Not complex really. Additive blending means colors are brighter as you mix. Mixing colors of light always yields a brighter color.
welltheresthedoor
Unless that is what you were getting at. If so oops :)
menapoeka
Realizing that RBY aren't the only division doesn't mean CMYK is the new true answer. There are many ways and purposes to color division.
smittywjmj
Exactly my thoughts. This was like day 1 of my Introduction to Color class.
jimmyriba
Our eyes register R, G, and B, and make up all other colours from them. CMY, the complements of RGB, are the *only* true pigment primaries.
odraencoded
I think RBY is used because magenta and cyan were difficult pigments to make during human history, so it's the nearest they could make it.
IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
PRIMARY means you can use them to mix ALL THE OTHER COLOURS. This is true of CMY (to the extent it is for any set of three), but NOT of RBY.
eronth
RBY is not a possible division. It's CYM or RBG, and technically CYM is only true because RBG is true.
IPostPicturesOfAnimalsWithHumanMouthParts
And RBG is only true because of the anatomy of human eyes. If we picked up other wavelengths, there would be other primary colors.
jimmyriba
But "primary colours" only exist because of the way our eyes work. So it's perfectly fine to state absolutely that RGB/CYM are the primaries
AtalanBeardy
Except for tetrachromatics. Who can literally see more colors than others.
Rehwyn
Relevant:http://www.iflscience.com/brain/tetrachromacy-allows-artist-see-100-million-colors
eronth
Touche.
workundone
RGB being true is why CYM is true, so the same applies there. Color don't real.