Scribd
Upload
4 views

TechnologyAndDigitalImagesAssignment

The document explores how computers and TV screens create colors using the RGB color model, focusing on combinations of red, green, and blue. It includes practical exercises for matching colors and explains the differences between additive and subtractive color processes. Additionally, it discusses the RGB values for various colors and critiques the effectiveness of color wheels in representing color mixing in digital versus real-world contexts.

Uploaded by

walkerdominic948
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
4 views

TechnologyAndDigitalImagesAssignment

The document explores how computers and TV screens create colors using the RGB color model, focusing on combinations of red, green, and blue. It includes practical exercises for matching colors and explains the differences between additive and subtractive color processes. Additionally, it discusses the RGB values for various colors and critiques the effectiveness of color wheels in representing color mixing in digital versus real-world contexts.

Uploaded by

walkerdominic948
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Investigation 1C: RGB color matching

Essential question: How do computers and TV screens create color using only red, green,
and blue?

A computer or television screen produces a wide variety of colors using combinations of only red,
green, and blue (RGB). A color wheel is a simplified way of representing combinations of two of
these primary colors. In this investigation, you will construct combinations of all three primary colors
in order to match various colors in a palette.

Part 1: Creating simple colors


1. On your computer, launch the application
in the electronic resources.
2. Match the first few colors using only
values of either zero or 255 for each
primary color.
3. Select the color magenta in the pull-
down menu. Enter values for red, green
and/or blue to match it.
4. Repeat to match cyan, yellow, white and
black.

Questions
a. What are the RGB colors for magenta, cyan and yellow?
magenta:(255, 0, 255) - Full red and full blue, no green.
cyan:(0, 255, 255) - Full green and full blue, no red.
yellow: (255, 255, 0) - Full red and full green, no blue.

b. What is/are the RGB color(s) for white? Explain why by referring to a prism.
White: (255, 255, 255) - All three colors (red, green, and blue) at their
maximum brightness.

c. What is/are the RGB color(s) for black?


Black: (0, 0, 0) - All three colors (red, green, and blue) are turned off (no
light).

1
d. Color wheels offer two different visual (yet scientific) explanations of how colors combine.
Analyze each visual representation and describe how each explains how different colors of
light combine to create other colors.
(RGB): This is the model used for light, like on a computer screen. The primary colors are Red, Green, and
When you add these colors together in different combinations, you get other colors. Adding all three togethe
creates white light.
/RYB): This is the model used for pigments, like in paints or inks. The primary colors are Cyan, Magenta, an
(CMY) or Red, Yellow, and Blue (RYB). When you mix these pigments together, they absorb certain wavele
light and reflect others. Mixing all three together creates black (or a dark brown in the case of RYB).
Part 2: Creating complicated colors
1. In this part of the investigation you will use any value from zero to 255 for each color in the
interactive simulation.
2. Start by matching light gray and dark gray. A good match has a “score” greater than 95%.
3. Pick five different colors from further down the pull-down menu and find a good match for
each one.

Questions
a. What is the RGB color for light gray? Dark gray?
light gray: After experimenting, I found that (211, 211, 211) gives a match quality of 100%
dark gray: I found (84, 84, 84) gives a match quality of 100%
b. Fill in this table of the names of the five colors you matched and their corresponding RGB
values.

Color Red (0-255) Green (0-255) Blue (0-255) Score


Salmon 250 128 114 100
goldenrod 218 165 32 100
turquoise 64 224 207 100
Oliver drab 107 142 35
255 180 100
hot pink 105 100

c. Select the color gold from the pull-down menu. Does the color appear to be a good match with
what you think of as gold? Why or why not?

The color displayed for "Gold" is a bright, slightly yellowish gold. It


is a good representation of gold, but it might appear a bit more
saturated
d. Critique howthan
wellreal
the gold. It's a good
two different colormatch
wheelsfor the typical
explain digitalcombine based on your
how colors
representation of gold.
experiments with the interactive element.
The Simulation's Color Wheels: The simulation uses a standard RGB color wheel.
Strengths: It visually shows the relationships between red, green, and blue.

Weaknesses: It doesn't accurately represent how colors mix in the real world (e.g., with
pigments).
2
Applying new knowledge
1. Explain the difference between additive and subtractive color processes.
Additive Color Process:This process combines light from different sources to create new colors.
It starts with darkness and adds light to produce colors.
Subtractive Color Process:This process uses pigments or dyes to absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect o
creating colors.
2. List two technologies that use the RGB color representation for display.

Smart phone screens,


Computer monitors
3. Provide an example of a situation where a subtractive color process is used.
Mixing paint colors to create a new shade.

4. When a child mixes fingerpaints to create a new color, is she using an additive or subtractive
process?
She is using a subtractive process.

5. Describe how the eye sees color.


There are three types of cones, each sensitive to different wavelengths of light: red,
green, and blue.

6. What are the RGB color representations for these colors?


(250, 128, 114)
a) salmon
b) goldenrod (218, 165, 32)
c) turquoise (64, 224, 208)
d) olive drab 107, 142, 35)
e) hot pink 255, 105, 180)

7. Write a multiple-choice question that requires the reader to distinguish between additive and
subtractive color processes or correctly identify their applications.

Which of the following scenarios primarily utilizes an additive color


process?

a) Printing a photograph with an inkjet printer.


b) Mixing paint on a canvas to create a landscape.
c) Displaying a digital image on a computer monitor.
d) Dyeing fabric to create a colorful pattern.

(c) Displaying a digital image on a computer monitor.

You might also like