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Trichromatic Theory

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Trichromatic theory holds that color vision arises from three cone types tuned to different wavelength ranges.

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Any perceivable color can be matched by combining three wavelengths in the right proportions.

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Trichromatic theory explains the receptor level and does not explain afterimages.