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What Is Color, Actually? (And Why It Is Not in the Object)

What Is Color, Actually? (And Why It Is Not in the Object)

Color is not a property of the object but a perception. Discover the three ingredients — light source, object, observer — and the three knobs hue, lightness and saturation.

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