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When it comes to light, green is a primary color and yellow is the secondary. I cannot explain why this is, but it is how it works (Possibly because it is about transmitting light and not reflecting, but that doesnt explain why red and blue stay the same)
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What color comes from mixing red and green?
Red + green (blue + yellow) = brown.
What color combination of green orange and purple will give you a red color?
Red is a primary color, mixing of any colors will not give you red. Secondary colors are green, orange and purple and are created by mixing 2 primary colors. Purple is made by mixing red and blue. Orange is made by mixing red and yellow, green comes from mixing blue and yellow.
What is the difference between mixing colored lights and mixing pigments?
biggest difference is that in light- the primary colors are red blue and green. Whereas in paint pigments its red blue and yellow
What color will you get by mixing red and green?
light brown
What color will you have if you mix green and red?
Red is a primary color and green is a secondary color made from mixing the other two primary colors, yellow and blue. So mixing red and green will make a brown.
What colour is produced by mixing red and green light?
It is yellow-- mixing red and green PAINT produces brown; mixing red and green LIGHT produces yellow.
A painted wall appears yellow?
The paint absorbs blue light, which means red and green light are preferentially reflected and red and green combined appear yellow.This may be the reverse of what you learned in art class; the reason is that mixing pigmentsinvolves subtractiveprimary colors and mixing light involves additivecolors. Shine a red and a green light on the same spot and it will appear yellow.
A painted wall appears yellow because?
The paint absorbs blue light, which means red and green light are preferentially reflected and red and green combined appear yellow.This may be the reverse of what you learned in art class; the reason is that mixing pigmentsinvolves subtractiveprimary colors and mixing light involves additivecolors. Shine a red and a green light on the same spot and it will appear yellow.
What colour does green and red make?
Mixing red and green makes brown.
What color comes from mixing red and green?
Red + green (blue + yellow) = brown.
Why does the television use red blue and green pixels instead of red blue and yellow?
Televisions, and nearly all other computer screens use red, blue and green because they are the three colours light is made of. This is different to what colour you get by mixing paint. Colours are created by which different parts of the light spectrum an object reflects. Mixing paint which reflects blue with paint which reflects yellow will create a combination which reflects green. In the light spectrum: Blue + Green = Aqua (Light blue) Green + Red = Yellow Red + Blue = Magenta (Pink)
What color do red light and yellow light make?
AnswerRed and yellow light make white light: mixing a primary light colour (red, blue and green) with any secondary light colour (cyan, magenta and yellow) make white all of the time.
What do you get if you mix orange and green together?
brownOrange = Red + YellowGreen = Yellow + BlueThus by mixing orange & green you are mixing red, blue and a lot of yellow which will produce a brownish mess.
What color combination of green orange and purple will give you a red color?
Red is a primary color, mixing of any colors will not give you red. Secondary colors are green, orange and purple and are created by mixing 2 primary colors. Purple is made by mixing red and blue. Orange is made by mixing red and yellow, green comes from mixing blue and yellow.
Green and red make what color?
It is not possible to create red by mixing other colours as red is a primary colour. Green however is created by mixing blue and yellow.
What is the difference between mixing colored lights and mixing pigments?
biggest difference is that in light- the primary colors are red blue and green. Whereas in paint pigments its red blue and yellow
What color or colors of light are transmitted by a piece of yellow glass?
Red and green light. Yellow glass transmits yellow light. Yellow light is a combination of red and green light. Therefore yellow glass transmits red and green light and absorbs blue light.
