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		bobmcnamara on July 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Polychromatic Pixels How do you make white?

meindnoch on July 18, 2024 | [–]

E.g. mix 480nm cyan and 590nm orange.

llama_drama on July 18, 2024 | | [–]

Would this be practical? Or would it be similar to how printers have separate black ink, which is theoretically unnecessary?

layer8 on July 18, 2024 | [–]

By mixing two complementary colors.

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