Medical Colors that we could normally see

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Humans can perceive colors within the visible spectrum, approximately from 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red), with the ability to distinguish around one to ten million colors, depending on individual differences and conditions. The perception of color is influenced by the structure of the eye, specifically the cones that detect light and the brain's processing of this information. While there are standard colors associated with specific wavelengths, the naming and categorization of colors can vary widely among individuals and contexts. The concept of a definitive list of colors is complicated by the continuous nature of color perception and the subjective experience of color. Ultimately, while a precise numerical list may be elusive, the understanding of color is rooted in both physical wavelengths and human interpretation.
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I felt I had better correct my mistake.

Thanks to this thread my understanding of pigment colour theory has undergone a much needed (though still learning) overhaul -

that the artist's traditional colour wheel has been considered incorrect since 2004, and a new (though considered fallacious) theory replaces the pigment primaries of red, yellow and blue, with subtractive 'primaries' yellow, cyan and magenta - http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/color5.html ;

or another view that involves primary pigments of red, yellow, blue and green - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/color/.

Thanks for making this thread, as it (finally) helped me question some things I had taken for granted.
 

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