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Many involved in the color reproduction process are learning about color the hard way, through trial and errorùoften at great expense. The information in this book is intended to provide an understanding of basic color principles essential for making informed decisions during the color reproduction process.

It is important to know that color is a visual sensation that involves three elementsùa light source, an object and a viewer. Without light, color would not exist.

Light that appears white to us, such as light from the sun, is actually composed of many colors. If visible light is divided into thirds, the predominant colors are red, green and blue, which are the primary colors of light.

There are only two ways of reproducing colorùadditive and subtractive. Additive color involves the use of colored lights. It starts with darkness and mixes red, green, and blue light together to produce other colors.