Color theory primary colors work at all is that the imperfect pigments being used have sloped absorption curves, and thus change color with concentration. A pigment that is pure red at high concentrations can behave more like magenta at low concentrations. This allows it to make purples that would otherwise be impossible. Likewise, a blue that is ultramarine at high concentrations appears cyan at low concentrations, allowing it to be used to mix green. Chromium red pigments can appear orange, and then yellow, as the concentration is reduced. It is even possible to mix very low concentrations of the blue mentioned and
Gardner color scale the liquid. This procedure isn't extremely accurate due to variations of observers, illumination and to some extent the standards themselves. Gardner Color can also be measured by a dual beam xenon flash spectrophotometer, for example the ColorQuest XT. Spectrophotometers measure the percent transmittance of the product and automatically calculate and provide the Gardner color number using illuminant C and 2º observer. Gardner color scale Gardner Color Scale is a one-dimensional scale to measure the shade of the color yellow. Colors of transparent liquids have been studied visually since the early 19th century. Changes in color can indicate contamination or impurities