That the color of any light is determined by the output of the three cone systems in our retinae is known as the ______ theory of color vision.
A)opponent
B)competitive
C)Hering-Osbourne
D)trichromatic

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The trichromatic theory, also known as the Young-Helmholtz theory, proposes that the color of any light is determined by the output of the three types of cones in our retinae, which are sensitive to different parts of the spectrum (red, green, and blue). This theory has substantial evidence to support it and is widely accepted in the field of color vision.

That the Color of Any Light Is Determined by the Output