Perceiving "Neon/Florescent" Colors

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From: Pete Stryjewski
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:56

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How does the human eye perceive "Neon/Florescent" color (i.e. hot pink, blaze
orange, the Crayola Florescent Crayons)?  

I assume it has something to do with absorption of UV light, but where in the
spectrum do they reside?  Are they hiding in the "visible" spectrum?  How are
the dyes made, I can't make them with additive mixing of the three primaries.

I haven't been able to get an answer to this question for years (well, I just
asked a couple people, that is the extent of my research).

Answers/Ideas?

Pete Stryjewski
pstryjew@colsun.Central.Sun.COM

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