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How to get RYB complementary colors in RGB imaging software
I am looking for a way to get RYB complementary colors in software. This means, complementary color pairs I am looking to get would be:
red - green
yellow - violet
blue - orange
However, when ...
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How do you avoid bands of prominent color in gradients?
So this is more scientific visualization than graphic design, but I think the theory is the same. In colormaps used for visualizing data, there are often bands of color that stick out when they ...
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Is there a metric for “apparent” chroma?
I'm not sure this is the right place to ask, but is anyone aware of a metric for apparent chroma?
Now I understand that "chroma" and "chrominance" are very overloaded terms, so to clarify, I ...
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Tools to convert from 16-bit RGB to 24-bit RGB and vice versa
Are there any image editing or research tools, commercial or otherwise which will allow me to:
map colors (images) from 16-bit RGB (565) space to 24-bit RGB (888) space or vice versa
save files in ...
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Laptop screen for digital design
I am searching for a laptop with a screen that is suitable for digital design purposes
What I am particularly concerned about is a statement made by a poster (on here):
(the objective is to) make ...
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How to calculate other colors with the same perceived lightness as a given gray value?
This is related to a question I asked on tex.stackexchange, which has a color aspect. The result of that question is the following image:
I have drawn a series of gray squares on the left, with a ...
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Choosing colors that work well on projectors
When specifying colors for use in a software user interface, what's the best way to ensure that those colors will look acceptable on all common display technologies: CRT, LCD, and in particular ...
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What is the difference between CMYK and RGB? Are there other color spaces I should know?
I'm a photographer, who dabbles in graphic design from time to time as well. What are the differences between the various color spaces?
