No, the complementary color of red is green not yellow because, when placed next to each other, complementary colors make each other appear brighter, more intense. The shadow of an object will also contain its complementary color.
Ex.) the shadow of a green apple will contain some red.
......If you look at a color wheel you may understand this a little better
blue Actually its purple. If you look at the color wheel for primary colors it is always the color that is mixed by the other two primary colors. For example for red its green (blue and yellow) for blue its orange (red and yellow). So the complementary color for yellow is purple (red and blue).
purple!
On an artist's color wheel, green is the complement of red. Orange is the complement of blue. On a printing color wheel, cyan is the complement of red. Yellow is the complement of blue.
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blue Actually its purple. If you look at the color wheel for primary colors it is always the color that is mixed by the other two primary colors. For example for red its green (blue and yellow) for blue its orange (red and yellow). So the complementary color for yellow is purple (red and blue).
the complementary color of red is green, of blue is orange, and of yellow is purple.
Red is a primary color. You cannot mix anything and end up with a primary color.
Every color is a complementary color. Complementary means a set of two colors which are opposite each other on the color wheel. Yellow is a complementary color with purple.
The negative of the color blue is typically considered to be the color yellow, as they are complementary colors on the color wheel.
all complementary colors are directly across from each other. Example: Purple---- Yellow or Blue--- Orange
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On an artist's color wheel, green is the complement of red. Orange is the complement of blue. On a printing color wheel, cyan is the complement of red. Yellow is the complement of blue.
Blue & Orange, Blue-Violet & Yellow-Orange, Violet & Yellow, Red-Violet & Yellow-Green, Red & Green, Red-Orange & Blue-Green
A cyan stage light would make the red shirt appear black because cyan is the complementary color of red. A yellow stage light would make the blue pants appear black because yellow is the complementary color of blue.