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B
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M
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The 3 primary colors of light represent red, green and blue light. The more the colors are
mixed, the brighter the resultant color becomes. Equal mixing of these three colors
produces a colorless and transparent light (white light). Mixing these colors to make
another color is called “additive color mixing”.
The colors of the cathode-ray tube of a TV and PC displays are produced by this method.
The 3 primary colors of color materials such as paints or color toners represent Yellow(Y),
Magenta(M) and Cyan(C). The more the colors are overlaid, the darker the tone becomes.
Mixing these three colors equally produces a black.
Mixing these colors to make another color is called “subtractive color mixing”.
The colors of printed matter such as posters and brochures are produced by
this subtractive color process.
3 PRIMARY COLORS OF LIGHT AND ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING
3 PRIMARY COLORS OF COLOR AND SUBTRACTIVE COLOR MIXING
