CMY and RGB Color Theory Flashcard

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What happens when red, green, and blue light are combined in additive color mixing?

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White light

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Explain how additive color mixing is used in electronic displays such as TVs and computer monitors.

Back

Additive color mixing combines red, green, and blue light to create a wide range of colors.

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What are the primary colors in additive color mixing?

Back

Red, Green, and Blue

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What happens when cyan, magenta, and yellow pigments are combined in subtractive color mixing?

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Black

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How is subtractive color mixing used in printing and painting?

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By combining different color pigments to create new colors.

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What are the secondary colors in subtractive color mixing?

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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

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What are the primary colors in the RGB color model?

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Red, Green, Blue

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How are secondary colors created in the RGB color model?

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By mixing two primary colors together.

Front

What are the primary colors in subtractive color mixing?

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Yellow, Magenta, Cyan

Front

What happens when red, green, and blue pigments are combined in additive color mixing?

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White