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Color Mixing

ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING on this page

SUBTRACTIVE COLOR MIXING on page 06.01
COMPLEMENTARY COLORS on page 06.02
COLOR MIX IN PRACTICE  ( PART 1 ) on page 06.03
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ADDITIVE  COLOR  MIXING

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The Additive Primary Colors


Red
Green
 Blue


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A mix of these Primary Colors


 R + G + B
=
White

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RED, GREEN and BLUE 
light of proper intensities are known as
 
The Additive Primary Colors

Additive colors are light based.

Additive color mixtures are always lighter
than any of the individual components

If the light of these primary colors is added the sensation of white light is produced


 

 


MAGENTA, YELLOW and CYAN pigment of proper intensities are known as 

The Subtractive Primary Colors.

Subtractive colors are pigments.

Subtractive color mixtures are always darker 
than the components separately.

If these Subtractive primary colors are mixed together in  about equal amounts they will produce a neutral Hue.

They can be mixed together in varying amounts to match almost any Hue.

 


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A number of pairs of pure spectral colors called Complementary colors also exist if mixed additively.
These will produce the same sensation as white light. 
Among these pairs are certain Red and Cyan, Green and Magenta, Blue and Yellow.

plus G is Y
G plus B is C
B plus R is M
         
plus C is W
G plus M is W
B plus Y is W
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EXPLANATION

RGB as The Additive Primary Colors
Red, Green and Blue 
MYC as The Subtractive Primary Colors  
Magenta, Yellow and Cyan
White 
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