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Victor Ostromoukhov - Université de Montréal
Efficient Color
von Helmholtz 1859: Trichromatic color theory
Violet
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Short wavelength receptors
Medium wavelength receptors
Long wavelength receptors
Receptor Responses
Wavelengths (nm)
400 500 600 700
Violet
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Ancestor of the CIE-XYZ color space