What are the subtractive primary colors?

What are the subtractive primary colors?

• A. Red, Green, Blue
• B. Blue, Yellow, Green
• C. Red, Yellow, Blue
• D. Black

Answer: (C)

Subtractive color mixing uses pigments, which absorb (subtract) certain wavelengths of light. The traditional pigments primaries artists learn to mix with are red, yellow, and blue. These three form many other colors when blended, even though they don’t produce as clean mixes as the CMY system used in printing. That’s why red, yellow, and blue fit the concept of subtractive primaries. The other options don’t fit as the standard pigment primaries. Red, green, and blue are the additive primaries used with light; they create white when combined. Blue, yellow, green isn’t a recognized primary set for subtractive mixing, and black isn’t a primary color at all.

Subtractive color mixing uses pigments, which absorb (subtract) certain wavelengths of light. The traditional pigments primaries artists learn to mix with are red, yellow, and blue. These three form many other colors when blended, even though they don’t produce as clean mixes as the CMY system used in printing. That’s why red, yellow, and blue fit the concept of subtractive primaries.

The other options don’t fit as the standard pigment primaries. Red, green, and blue are the additive primaries used with light; they create white when combined. Blue, yellow, green isn’t a recognized primary set for subtractive mixing, and black isn’t a primary color at all.