Why RGB Color Blending Produces Wrong Results
minutephysics · Explainer · YouTube title: Computer Color is Broken
Why it's here
HN cites it as the accessible go-to explanation of gamma and color blending errors in image programs.
What it covers
MinutePhysics explains that computers store brightness nonlinearly, so blurring and blending colors in raw RGB gives wrong, dark results. It shows why mixed colors, such as in gradients, look off.