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Colors of Pigment. The primary colors of pigment are magenta, cyan, and yellow. [http://www.metatoggle.com/design_crs/color/primary.gif]. Colors of Pigment. When all three pigments are mixed together you get black. This is called subtractive color mixing.
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Colors of Pigment • The primary colors of pigment are magenta, cyan, and yellow. [http://www.metatoggle.com/design_crs/color/primary.gif]
Colors of Pigment • When all three pigments are mixed together you get black. • This is called subtractive color mixing. Click Here for a Subtractive Color Demo [http://hypertextbook.com/physics/waves/color/basic-cmy.png]
Click for interactive color mixing demo [http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/lightandcolor/images/primarycolorsfigure5.jpg]
Colors of Light • The primary colors of light on the other hand are red, green, and blue. [http://www.metatoggle.com/design_crs/color/primary.gif]
Colors of Light • When these are mixed together, you get white light. • This is called additive color mixing. Click Here for an Additive Color Demo [http://hypertextbook.com/physics/waves/color/basic-cmy.png]
Primary Pigments Primary Lights Click here for a video on colors of light
Color and Sight • The color of pigment an object has determines the color of light that is reflected to our eyes. [http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/Problem_Board/problems/light/images/color_blue.gif]
Color and Sight • White light is a mixture of all colors, so objects that are white reflect all the colors of light. • Objects that are black absorb all the colors of light.
White Light Red Light Green Light Blue Light [http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/lightandcolor/images/primarycolorsfigure3.jpg]
Color and Sight • Colored filters can be used to allow only certain wavelengths of light through. Click Here for a Color Filters Demo