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| This is an approximation of the standard color wheel. It looks different than the color picker you'll see in graphics programs. The true primary colors are RED, YELLOW, and BLUE. Yellow is not available for computer or television screen construction and they must use green (which is actually chartreuse). | ||||
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This is the computer color wheel using its primary colors stepped in hexadecimal increments. This is the wrong wheel to use when selecting complementary and clashing colors. You can see how their postitions are shifted.
Below is a chart of the non-dithering (Safe) colors for computers set for 256-color screens. | ||||
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