Complementary colors: composition and efficiency in producing various whites

Ralph W. Pridmore

doi:10.1364/JOSA.68.001490

Complementary colors: composition and efficiency in producing various whites

Ralph W. Pridmore

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Abstract

Various wavelengths are compared with complementary combinations of pairs of short and long wavelengths to determine their relative efficiencies for neutralizing unit power of the complementary color. For 14 whites defined by Planckian sources from 2000 K to infinite K color temperature and beyond, single wavelengths shorter or longer than a "primary-waveband" (e.g., 437.5–614 nm, for D₆₅ white) are less efficient than combinations of short and long wavelengths. The "primary-waveband" varies according to the color temperature of the white. Equations are given to find "primary-waveband" intervals and limits in all whites from 2000 K to infinite K color temperature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1490-1495
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America
Volume	68
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSA.68.001490
Publication status	Published - 1978
Externally published	Yes

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