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The Weird World in RGB

Technology Connections · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Graphic design & typographyEveryday physics & science demosNeuroscience & the brain

What it is

Technology Connections explains how RGB light and color work, from hue and saturation to color vision and how objects appear under different lighting. It uses a studio setup with colored lights to demonstrate the effects.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as an accessible explanation of how color and reflected light behave, especially under LED lighting.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “This video from Technology Connections helps explain”

    Explains how reflected light and color work with RGB

    lathiat, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Short History of LED Lighting”

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Topics: rgb, color theory, color vision, led lighting, technology connections

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