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Colors

LIGHT COLORS
This picture shows the 3 additive primary colors ( Red, Green, and Blue) and how they combine to form the

Subtractive Primary Colors -- new colors formed by the combination of additive primary colors


 * red + blue = magenta
 * blue + green = cyan
 * green + red = yellow

Complementary Colors-- 2 colors that combine to make white


 * red + cyan = white
 * green + magenta = white
 * blue + yellow = white

ALSO -- red + blue + green= white



PIGMENT COLORS
The Primary Colors for pigment are RED, BLUE, and YELLOW.

These colors combine to form the secondary colors--


 * red + blue = purple
 * yellow + red = orange
 * blue + yellow =green

All primary colors combine to form black, just like the light colors combine to form white.


 * yellow + purple = black
 * blue + orange = black
 * red + green = black


 * ALSO, red + blue + yellow = black

WHY AN OBJECT HAS A CERTAIN COLOR
An object is a certain color because it reflects that color and absorbs all the others. The human eye sees only the color that is reflected.