minus-squareRioting Pacifist@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is #FFFFFF white, but mixing red green and blue paint is black?linkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoPaints absorb light really Red paint should be -#00FFFF so under white light the light becomes FFFFFF-00FFFF -> FF0000 Of course under blue light (0000FF) it becomes 000000 If you mix paints you end up with -FFFFFF which turns any light into 000000. Basically consider paint a transformation when it comes to light rather than a source linkfedilink
Paints absorb light really Red paint should be -#00FFFF so under white light the light becomes FFFFFF-00FFFF -> FF0000
Of course under blue light (0000FF) it becomes 000000
If you mix paints you end up with -FFFFFF which turns any light into 000000.
Basically consider paint a transformation when it comes to light rather than a source