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Record 1 2002-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Photography
DEF

The primary colours of light, i.e. red, green, and blue, that may be combined in various proportions to produce a wide gamut of colours. When added together, these colours produce white light.

DEF

Three main colour bands each covering about one-third of the visible spectrum (blue, green, and red) which on additive mixing will produce white.

CONT

Red, blue, and green are the colors of the filters used in color-separation photography. Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the colors of the printing inks with which we print color reproductions. Each printing or subtractive color represents two of the additive primaries of light that remain after one of the additive primaries is subtracted or absorbed.

OBS

The additive primaries must not be confused with the subtractive primaries, yellow, magenta, and cyan, which are the colors of our inks for full-color printing.

OBS

In the fields of optics (light and colour theory) and photography, when not otherwise specified, the primary colours are the RGB primaries.

Key term(s)
  • RGB colour primary
  • RGB color primary
  • additive primary
  • primary
  • primary colour
  • primary color
  • RBG primary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Photographie
DEF

Couleurs spectrales primaires, c'est-à-dire rouge, vert et bleu.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les couleurs primaires CMJ (cyan, magenta et jaune) qui sont les couleurs primaires utilisées en imprimerie, c'est-à-dire les couleurs spectrales transposées en encres.

Key term(s)
  • couleur primaire RVB
  • couleur RVB
  • composante RVB
  • primaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Óptica
  • Fotografía
CONT

Los colores primarios aditivos son el azul, el verde y el rojo, que cuando se suman en ciertas proporciones producen la sensación del blanco.

Key term(s)
  • color primario
  • color primario aditivo
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