trichromatic vision

Three coordinates can define all colors that humans can perceive {trichromacy} {trichromatic vision} {trichromatic theory of color vision} {Young-Helmholtz theory}. Humans have three photopigments in three different cone cells that provide the three coordinates. Trichromatic vision is only in Old World monkeys, apes, and humans.

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