Colors+of+Light

I never knew that I saw the colors I see because of the light it reflects. I always thought something was a color because it was colored that way. -N.D
The primary colors of light are red, blue and green. Colors that are a combination of two colors are called secondary colors ( yel low, cy an , and mag enta ). Colors that are opposites of each other are called complimentary (yellow+blue, red+cyan, green+magenta). 

I have noticed that when these colors mix they make white. White is a color. It is the lightest, brightest color. Some stars, most stars, appear to be white. It always brightens my day when I see a shinning white star! :)

However, when the colors of pigments mix they combine to produce thecolor black. For more information see: Wikipedia Site



Colors of light mixed together get white, and colors of pigment mixed together get black- LL, & MW

The secondary colors of light are the primary colors of pigment, while the secondary colors of pigment are the primary colors of light. Light combines to make white, pigment combines to make black. So, the colors of light and pigment are basically opposites. CG