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Colours
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The word colour comes from the
Latin word colos which means
cover or covering.
Astronomers use the colour of stars
to determine their size. The bigger
the star, the bluish it looks. And
the smaller the star the warmer
(red/yellow) it appears.
Black holes are stars which are very
dense and hence do not allow light
(and hence colour) to escape.

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Each colour has a different wavelength. For example the wavelength
for blue is 475 nm (nano meter)
and the wavelength for red is 650
nm.

Chromatics, colorimetry, chromatography, are words that are

used to describe the science of
colour.

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The human eye distinguishes colour
based on the sensitivity of cells in
the retina to light of various

wavelengths.

Shades of a colour are created by

adding black to the base colour.

Tints of a colour are created by

adding white to the base colour.

Shades
Tints

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In general

purple

blue, green

and
are considered cool

colors while yellow, orange

and red hues are considered
warm.

Cool colours

Complementary colors

are those which exist opposite to

each other on the color wheel. They
tend to look very vibrant when
used together making each colour
look very noticeable.
Warm colours
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Analogous colours

exist
next to each other on the colour
wheel. When used together they
give a very pleasant effect.

Black, white, gray and some

beige & brown shades are called

neutral colours or
earth tones. These colours do
not show up on the colour wheel.

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Yellow
Orange
Green

Red

Bluish Green

Purple

Greenish Blue

Violet
Blue

Colour circle
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The RBG colour model is an additive model used in computer monitors, TV's and mobiles.

The

CMYK

colour model is a
subtractive one and is used in
printing.

Television

Mobiles

Printer

The ability of animals to take on the

colour of their environment is
known as camouflage.
Camauflage
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Iridescence is the property of

certain surfaces that appear to

change colour as the angle of
view or the angle of light reflecting on it changes.

Soap bubbles and the inside of

an abalone shell are examples of
iridescence.

Abalone shell

Soap bubble

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A dichoric material is one

which causes visible light to be split
up into distinct beams of different
wavelengths or one in which light
rays having different polarisa-

tions are absorbed by different amounts.

You can observe this when you press

a LCD display with your fingers.

LCD Display
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