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Brown; color is weird

Brown; color is weird

Technology Connections
8 HN recommenders · discussed 2020–2026
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About this video

Technology Connections explains why brown is not a spectral color but a context-dependent perception, essentially dark orange seen against brighter surroundings.

Why it appears in the archive

HN repeatedly recommends it as a surprisingly magical explainer on color perception, often cited in color-space discussions.

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From the Hacker News discussion

abracadaniel · 2022-01 · strong rec

I love how well that channel is doing. It's an endless rabbit hole of fascination. I will never look at the color brown the same way again: [VIDEO]

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maximus-decimus · 2024-08 · strong rec

Or Technology Connections who made me watch a 20 minutes videos on the color brown and makes it feel like magic [VIDEO]

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jasode · 2020-09 · rec

Fyi on a semi-related topic I learned from a fascinating Youtube video... the color "brown" is a psychological construct[0]. But from an RGB perspective ... there's no such color as "brown"; it's actually just "orange" in a particular context: [VIDEO] [0] pedantic alert: yes "every color" is ultimately a mental construct of the brain but hopefully you know what I mean

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avianlyric · 2021-03 · rec

Worth watching the Technology Connection video on the colour Brown [1]. It's a strange colour that only really exists when placed in the context of other colours, not something that can really be produced by a pure RGB light source, which explains why the CSS Brown colour looks red. [1]: [VIDEO]

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avianlyric · 2021-03 · rec

Worth watching the Technology Connection video on the colour Brown [1]. It's a strange colour that only really exists when placed in the context of other colours, not something that can really be produced by a pure RGB light source, which explains why the CSS Brown colour looks red. [1]: [VIDEO]

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spiralx · 2021-12 · rec

A great video demonstrating the strangeness of representing colours is this video on the colour brown: [VIDEO] Colour theory can get pretty complicated, the video is however very understandable as well as interesting :)

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shever73 · 2023-04 · rec

It seems I learn something new every day about our visual system. Thanks for sharing. Last week, it was a link to Technology Connections' video on the colour brown[0]. I also really enjoyed reading Foone's older blog post, "The EYES Have It"[1]. [0] [VIDEO] [1] [LINK]

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lutrinus · 2023-11 · rec

Ah, Technology Connections. Such a great channel! If you enjoyed this video, make sure to also watch his video about the color brown: [VIDEO]

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