But the fact that the other is subtractive and the other is additive is just a red herring. Cyan is the inverse of red that is cyan paint removes red color from the spectrum. Now CMY is the dual of RGB, and the order of the names are not a mistake. So conversion between CMYK and RGB is meaningless without knowing what specific color space they were defined in. In essence, making a extremely long story short, RGB and CMYK values only have a meaning when paired with a physical device or a defined space (sort of a virtual reference device). For graphic design and printing only the cognitive psychologists meaning of color has any meaning. Physics and cognitive psychology have different meanings for the word, and they are not compatible. ![]() ![]() Not only that but its not even clear what we mean when we say color. In fact it is a insanely complex subject. Color is much more complicated than people give credit for.
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