Grassmann described color-mixing laws {Grassmann's laws} {Grassmann laws}. Grassmann's laws are vector additions and multiplications in wavelength mixture space.
If two pairs of wavelengths at specific intensities result in same color, adding the pairs gives same color: if C1 + C2 = x and C3 + C4 = x, then C1 + C2 + C3 + C4 = x. For example, if blue-and-yellow pair makes green, and two greens together make same green, adding pairs makes same green.
If pair of wavelengths at specific intensities makes color, adding same wavelength and intensity to each makes same color as adding it to the pair. If C1 + C2 = x and C3 = y, then (C1 + C3) + (C2 + C3) = (C1 + C2) + C3 = z. For example, if blue-and-yellow pair makes green, adding red to blue and to yellow makes same color as adding red to the pair.
If pair of wavelengths at specific intensities makes color, changing both intensities equally makes same color as changing pair intensity. If C1 + C2 = x, then n*C1 + n*C2 = n*(C1 + C2) = w. For example, if blue-and-yellow pair makes green, increasing both color intensities by same amount makes same green, only brighter.
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