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The color yellow corresponds to [[wavelength|wavelengths]] of 565 nanometers to 590 nanometers in the [[electromagnetic spectrum]].<ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/specol.html#c1</ref>
 
The color yellow corresponds to [[wavelength|wavelengths]] of 565 nanometers to 590 nanometers in the [[electromagnetic spectrum]].<ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/specol.html#c1</ref>
  
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==Yellow in Ayurvedic Medicine==
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In [[Ayurvedic medicine]] yellow represents [[pitta]] ([[fire]] and [[water]] [[five elements|elements]]) [[dosha]] and [[agni]]. In [[Sanskrit]] the word "pitta" literally means "yellow". [[Red]] and [[orange (color)|orange]] also represent pitta and agni.
 
  
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==See Also==
 
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* [[Color therpy]] in [[Ayurvedic medicine]]
 
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Revision as of 21:02, February 2, 2015

Yellow is one of the three primary pigments along with red and blue. Mixing yellow and red makes orange while mixing yellow and blue makes green.

The color yellow corresponds to wavelengths of 565 nanometers to 590 nanometers in the electromagnetic spectrum.[1]

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