If we are gonna get all technical, there are only three true colors: red, yellow and blue. White and black are shades. Using varying combinations of the above you can get "bastardized" colors in various shades or tints with the addition of white and black.
So.... you only really need three to five in your "crayon box" and you can get to all the others.
BTW ecru is used a bunch in crossword puzzles. Think of a very light tan.
Just an aside, there are actual jobs where people coordinate the on-screen color to the actual output color in digital printing. The red you see on screen may not be the red that the printer puts out. People get paid more than you think they should to keep output consistent with display. Yeah, I'm a bit of a nerd...
That's close, but the truth is, your wrong.
That's only on the 'subtractive' color scale, everything around you. There's also an 'additive' color scale, which is you computer monitor and everything that 'emits' light. Its comprised of red, green, and blue. Look at the back of you television, the RGB component input is representative of this, I'm not sure if it actually means that or not. But the crossing of the two color systems is a big part of what make printing from digital media a nightmare, you monitor can recreate more colors than you printer can, so techs and artist set up color standardizations to match......
I'm a better nerd than you are.
Welcome Big E, I grew up in North Texas and its a great place, with great folks. Can't wait to go back and see the Boys in few weeks.
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