Tech SnippetColour & computer

RedGreenBlueAdditive model

CyanMagentaYellowKeySubtractive model

Javier Burón. Why people do like puzzles? Illustration.

Additive modelLCD screen

Subtractive modeloffset printing

RGB and CMYK are based in the combination of primaries so they are harder to understand

HueSaturationValue HueSaturationLuminance

Color in terms that are more familiar to humans: What color is it? How vibrant is it? How light or dark is it?

Pantone Matching SystemPrinting industry

RALPaint industry

RGBCMYK

HSVHSL

PantoneRal

Based in the physiology of the

human eye

Parameters closer to human

perception

Very easy to use and to achieve

consistency

Combination of primaries, they are harder to

use

Abstract parameters, no

direct translation

Proprietary systems. Limited

colors