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The following chart shows colors with two primary colors of equal and with an intensity greater than the remaining primary color. The luminance level and RGB value for each color is shown. The background is set to white (#FFFFFF).
To better understand and utilize the information presented here, please read Section 2.
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White
(Y=+1.00) (FFFFFF) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.94) (CCFFFF) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.88) (99FFFF) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.82) (66FFFF) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.76) (33FFFF) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.70) (00FFFF) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.80) (CCCCCC) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.74) (99CCCC) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.68) (66CCCC) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.62) (33CCCC) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.56) (00CCCC) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.60) (999999) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.54) (669999) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.48) (339999) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.42) (009999) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.40) (666666) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.34) (336666) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.28) (006666) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.20) (333333) |
Cyan
(Y=+0.14) (003333) |
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White
(Y=+1.00) (FFFFFF) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.97) (FFFFCC) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.95) (FFFF99) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.93) (FFFF66) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.91) (FFFF33) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.89) (FFFF00) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.80) (CCCCCC) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.77) (CCCC99) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.75) (CCCC66) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.73) (CCCC33) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.71) (CCCC00) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.60) (999999) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.58) (999966) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.55) (999933) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.53) (999900) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.40) (666666) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.38) (666633) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.35) (666600) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.20) (333333) |
Yellow
(Y=+0.18) (333300) |
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White
(Y=+1.00) (FFFFFF) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.88) (FFCCFF) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.76) (FF99FF) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.64) (FF66FF) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.53) (FF33FF) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.41) (FF00FF) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.80) (CCCCCC) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.68) (CC99CC) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.56) (CC66CC) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.44) (CC33CC) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.33) (CC00CC) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.60) (999999) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.48) (996699) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.36) (993399) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.25) (990099) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.40) (666666) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.28) (663366) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.16) (660066) |
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Gray
(Y=+0.20) (333333) |
Magenta
(Y=+0.08) (330033) |
(Information on printing color tables on color printers can be found here.)
The same color chart is also available on a number of other backgrounds
with varying luminance:
Appendix D-2, Dual Primary Color Shades On Light Gray. (#CCCCCC)
Appendix D-3, Dual Primary Color Shades On Medium Gray. (#999999)
Appendix D-4, Dual Primary Color Shades On Dark Gray. (#666666)
Appendix D-5, Dual Primary Color Shades On Black. (#000000)
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