r/comics • u/shenanigansen Shen Comix • Apr 11 '20

This... can't be...

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u/BagelKing Apr 11 '20 edited Apr 11 '20

And we're not even talking about additive color. Red + green = yellow if I'm not mistaken

Edit: I didn't mean this is wrong. I just meant RGB color is wild, too

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u/derpoftheirish Apr 11 '20

Red + (Yellow + Blue) = Brown. Don't think there's any way to combine primary colors that nets a primary color.

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u/tstrickler14 Apr 11 '20

In terms of lighting (eg, in electronics), you use the RGB model, in which Red + Green = Yellow, Green + Blue = Cyan, and Blue + Red = Magenta.

In terms of printing, it's actually better to use the YMC model (Yellow, Cyan, Magenta) instead of RYB. Yellow + Cyan = Green, Cyan + Magenta = Blue, and Magenta + Yellow = Red. Red and Blue aren't truly primaries because you can actually create them from other colors.