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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (17 children)

They are combination of colors rather than a specific wavelength. (Similar to white, which is combination of all of them)

Any of the colors can theoretically be created using a combination of multiple colors (see RGB)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

This is wrong

The "combination" is just a lower value, here orange-red.

Colors we can see are a combination of value, chroma (called saturation when it's in a computer) and hue.

I can explain more if someone is interested.

[–] sorrybookbroke 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Hey, I'm interested

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