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err, do you have that around the wrong way? brown is dark/unsaturated orange? And the article goes into this, pointing out that before the study of the visible
by ACow_Adonis 6y ago
err, do you have that around the wrong way? brown is dark/unsaturated orange?
And the article goes into this, pointing out that before the study of the visible spectrum of light that the relationship between brown and orange would not have been known.
I'm inclined to agree with that, as before learning photography and image manipulation i remember being aware of the colours in the spectrum of visible light, but had no concept of where brown fit in. Why there should be a connection between our experiential concepts of brown and orange seems to me something that comes post-theory rather than a priori...
- mark-r 6y agoI'm with you, the relationship between brown and orange is anything but obvious.
- alisonkisk 6y agoSaturation is the wrong word/aspect. The difference between orange and brown is in the luminance.
- jeromenerf 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown#Optics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown#Optics For reference.
- naniwaduni 6y agoOrange and brown both fit comfortably in the red-yellow span. It only becomes non-obvious that they're closely related when you do conceive of them as distinct basic colours.