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But what about the definition of aqua outside of any digital color space? I feel like using only RGB values to define 'aqua' is a bit reductive as it is merely
by nodompa 5mo ago
But what about the definition of aqua outside of any digital color space?
I feel like using only RGB values to define 'aqua' is a bit reductive as it is merely a specification in a specific environment trying to render a type of color but with inherent limitations such as not being able to reproduce the whole spectrum, color accuracy on the display, etc. etc. there's a lot of other parameters along with your own individual color perception that goes beyond "it's equal values blue and green within the RGB color-space"
But then as I list all these things I think I arrive at the same conclusion as you, it feels like a dumb false choice haha
- hn_throwaway_99 5mo agoI feel like you're missing the forest for the trees. Outside of any digital color space, aqua is still defined as "blue green" in plain English - I just used the CSS RGB definition as an example where it's literally defined as just equal parts blue and green.
- nodompa 5mo agoYeah but so is cyan, which is arguably more accurate of a name for the 100% blue/green combo that you're talking about. What I'm saying is why are you using an arbitrary specification to make decisions based on individual perception? I could say 0,255,255 is aqua but that doesn't really mean anything beyond digital color space, so why even use that as a metric for how green or blue something is beyond a perfectly color-accurate digital display using RGB as a colorspace? "Blue green" in plain English is not solely the 0,255,255 "blue green" that is in RGB space, it's like you narrowed it down to just that and ignored everything else