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The typical human eye can see wavelengths between 350nm and 750nm. In 1666, Isaac Newton used a triangular prism to split a beam of white into a rainbow and then define the first color wheel.

Isaac newton color wheel

Fast-forward to modern times, most color wheels we find in graphics editor software look something similar to this:

Modern color wheel

Now, in another universe, Iseec Nawton did the same experiment. However, he did not see a rainbow of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. Instead, He saw a rainbow of Red, Orange, Blue, and Green (in that order).

Iseec Nawton color wheel

Ignoring any evolutionary reasons for this to happen, how would their modern color wheels look?

Edit: For clarity, I'm considering that Iseec Nawton saw fewer colors. If the change in order makes this question impossible to answer, I'm okay with changing it to Red, Orange, Blue, and Green.

The typical human eye can see wavelengths between 350nm and 750nm. In 1666, Isaac Newton used a triangular prism to split a beam of white into a rainbow and then define the first color wheel.

Isaac newton color wheel

Fast-forward to modern times, most color wheels we find in graphics editor software look something similar to this:

Modern color wheel

Now, in another universe, Iseec Nawton did the same experiment. However, he did not see a rainbow of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. Instead, He saw a rainbow of Red, Orange, Blue, and Green (in that order).

Iseec Nawton color wheel

Ignoring any evolutionary reasons for this to happen, how would their modern color wheels look?

The typical human eye can see wavelengths between 350nm and 750nm. In 1666, Isaac Newton used a triangular prism to split a beam of white into a rainbow and then define the first color wheel.

Isaac newton color wheel

Fast-forward to modern times, most color wheels we find in graphics editor software look something similar to this:

Modern color wheel

Now, in another universe, Iseec Nawton did the same experiment. However, he did not see a rainbow of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. Instead, He saw a rainbow of Red, Orange, Blue, and Green (in that order).

Iseec Nawton color wheel

Ignoring any evolutionary reasons for this to happen, how would their modern color wheels look?

Edit: For clarity, I'm considering that Iseec Nawton saw fewer colors. If the change in order makes this question impossible to answer, I'm okay with changing it to Red, Orange, Blue, and Green.

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What would modern color wheels look like if the human eye saw fewer/different spectral colors?

The typical human eye can see wavelengths between 350nm and 750nm. In 1666, Isaac Newton used a triangular prism to split a beam of white into a rainbow and then define the first color wheel.

Isaac newton color wheel

Fast-forward to modern times, most color wheels we find in graphics editor software look something similar to this:

Modern color wheel

Now, in another universe, Iseec Nawton did the same experiment. However, he did not see a rainbow of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet. Instead, He saw a rainbow of Red, Orange, Blue, and Green (in that order).

Iseec Nawton color wheel

Ignoring any evolutionary reasons for this to happen, how would their modern color wheels look?