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Color theory

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The rules for mixing color, either pigments or light, to achieve the desired color. Mixing pigments is part of the subtractive color system, while mixing light is part of the additive color system. Color theory is used in digital photography to understand the processes that are required to produce images in the colors desired by the photographer. See also additive color system; subtractive color system


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