GearCast - Glossary Definition for Primary Colors

Definition for Primary Colors

1. (lighting) Adding varying proportions of red, blue, and green produces a wide variety of colors.  2.(painting) Adding varying proportions of red, yellow, and blue produces a wide variety of colors.  3. (printing) Printing uses a subtractive model due to light being filtered through absorbing materials. The subtractive primary colors are cyan, magenta and yellow.