Multi-primary color display
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Multi-primary color display is a display that contains an additional primary color
s to the standard RGB colors - cyan
, magenta
, and yellow
. This technology, in theory, could reproduce all color gamut which the human eye can see.
, an LCD television with an additional yellow pixel color.
Primary color
Primary colors are sets of colors that can be combined to make a useful range of colors. For human applications, three primary colors are usually used, since human color vision is trichromatic....
s to the standard RGB colors - cyan
Cyan
Cyan from , transliterated: kýanos, meaning "dark blue substance") may be used as the name of any of a number of colors in the blue/green range of the spectrum. In reference to the visible spectrum cyan is used to refer to the color obtained by mixing equal amounts of green and blue light or the...
, magenta
Magenta
Magenta is a color evoked by light stronger in blue and red wavelengths than in yellowish-green wavelengths . In light experiments, magenta can be produced by removing the lime-green wavelengths from white light...
, and yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
. This technology, in theory, could reproduce all color gamut which the human eye can see.
Quattron
In 2010, Sharp introduced QuattronQuattron
Quattron is the brand name of an LCD color display technology produced by Sharp Electronics. The technology utilizes a fourth color subpixel, yellow, in addition to the standard RGB color subpixels, which Sharp claims increases the range of displayable colors, and which may mimic more closely the...
, an LCD television with an additional yellow pixel color.