![]() ![]() It is called an additive color model because if you add the three primaries (red, green and blue) together, you get pure white light. It is based on the way the light mixes on a computer screen. It is called subtractive because if you mix the three primary colors (cyan, magenta and yellow) together, you get black (in theory in reality you need to added pure black ink to get real black.) It is based on the chemistry of mixing translucent printing inks rather than paint. ![]() CMYK is the color model used for printing presses. ![]() The Photoshop color wheel is based on the way colors are mixed in light, and therefore on a monitor screen.ĬMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key color (which is black). Tertiary colors: a primary plus a neighboring secondaryĬomplementary colors are two colors which sit opposite each other on the color wheel. Secondary colors: two primaries mixed together The traditional color wheel is used for paints and other pigments. The color wheel, sometimes called the color circle, is built by placing the three primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) at equal distances apart on a circle. The Color Wheel The Traditional Color Wheel ![]()
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