1. 1 http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/ Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 68588-0111 fulcrum2@unl.edu 402-472-8685 Color fulcrum2@unl.edu By Christine DeVries

2. 2 What is COLOR?

3. 33 The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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5. 5 wavelength

6. 6 Wavelength  (nm) 0.0010.010.111010010 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 910 10 11 10 12 10 13 10 14 10 15 Gamma rays X- rays Ultra- violet Infrared Micro -wave EHFEHF SHFSHF UHFUHF VHFVHF HFHF MFMF LFLF ELF The Electromagnetic Spectrum

7. 7 wavelength  (nm) 0.0010.010.111010010 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 910 10 11 10 12 10 13 10 14 10 15 Gamma rays X-rays Ultra- violet Infrared Micro- wave EHFEHF SHFSHF UHFUHF VHFVHF HFHF MFMF LFLF ELF 400 nm500 nm600 nm 700 nm The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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9. 9 Color Additio n Mixing Light

10. 10 If I mix red and blue, I will get... a)brown b)yellow c)magenta d)cyan

11. 11 Red + Blue = Magenta!

12. 12 If I mix red and green, I will get... a)brown b)yellow c)magenta d)cyan

13. 13 Red + Green = Yellow

14. 14 If I mix blue and green, I will get... a)brown b)yellow c)magenta d)cyan

15. 15 Blue + Green = Cyan

16. 16 Yellow Magenta Cyan Green Red Blue

17. 17 += += +=

18. 18 The Additive Primary Colors Blue RedGreen R B G

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20. 20 += += +=

21. 21 White Light

22. 22 White Light

23. 23 White Light ?

24. 24 White LightYellow Light

25. 25 White Light Yellow Light Yellow = Red + Green

26. 26 White Light Yellow Light Yellow = Red + Green

27. 27 Yellow and Blue are complimentary

28. 28 Yellow and Blue are complimentary If you add yellow light and blue light, you get white light +=

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30. 30 += +=+

31. 31 Yellow Magenta Cyan Green Red Blue

32. 32 Complimentary colors and

33. 33 Color Subtractio n Mixing Pigments

34. 34 The Subtractive Primary Colors Yellow CyanMagenta C Y M

35. 35 White LightYellow Light Yellow dye absorbs all colors EXCEPT yellow

36. 36 White Light Yellow Light = Red + Green Yellow dye absorbs all colors EXCEPT yellow

37. 37 White Light Yellow Light = Red + Green Yellow dye absorbs all colors EXCEPT yellow

38. 38 White Light cyan dye absorbs all colors EXCEPT cyan Cyan Light

39. 39 White Light cyan dye absorbs all colors EXCEPT cyan Cyan Light = Blue + Green

40. 40 White Light yellow dye + cyan dye leaves ??? green!

41. 41 ue Green Blue Red Yellow Cyan Magenta

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43. 43 wavelength  (nm) 0.0010.010.111010010 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 910 10 11 10 12 10 13 10 14 10 15 Gamma rays X-rays Ultra- violet Infrared Micro- wave EHFEHF SHFSHF UHFUHF VHFVHF HFHF MFMF LFLF ELF 400 nm500 nm600 nm 700 nm The Electromagnetic Spectrum

44. 44 Yellow Magenta Cyan Green Red Blue

45. 45 ue Green Blue Red Yellow Cyan Magenta

46. 46 Complimentary colors and

47. 47 The National Science Foundation Center for Materials Research & Analysis Center for Electro-Optics Center for BioTechnology Department of Physics & Astronomy Department of Chemistry Department of Electrical Engineering Thanks To

48. 48 White Light red dye absorbs all colors EXCEPT red

49. 49 White Light green dye absorbs all colors EXCEPT green

50. 50 White Light red dye + green dye absorbs ??? all colors!

51. 51 White Light cyan dye + green dye absorbs ???

52. 52 White Light cyan dye + green dye absorbs ???