		COLOR PHENOMENA				Page: 06. 00
Introduction	Ingredients	Spectra	Attributes	The Human Eye	Color Mixing	General Terms
Color Spaces	How to measure	Color Scales	Color Effects	After Images		Contents

	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

ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING

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.

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

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

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

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2010-05-18