Color theory

Additive Color Theory:

Additive colors are based on the idea of mixing lights to create other colors.
The primary additive colors are red, green, and blue (also known as RGB).
By blending these light colors in different proportions, you can obtain other colors. For instance, mixing red light and green light produces yellow, mixing red light and blue light produces magenta, and mixing green light and blue light produces cyan.
When all additive colors (red, green, and blue) are combined in equal amounts, white light is created.

Subtractive Color Theory:

This theory revolves around mixing pigments or dyes to create colors.
The primary subtractive colors are cyan, magenta, and yellow (also known as CMY).
When mixing pigments, the process is the opposite of additive colors. For example, combining cyan and magenta yields blue, magenta and yellow create red, and cyan and yellow result in green.
Combining all three subtractive colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow) in equal amounts produces a dark hue that approaches black.

Key Difference between Additive and Subtractive Colors:

Additive colors are primarily used in electronic displays (like TVs, computers, and phones), where light combines to form colors.
Subtractive colors are used in printing, where pigments are mixed to absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect others, thus creating colors.

I hope this explanation helps in understanding color theory and the difference between additive and subtractive colors! If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.

EVELYN Á.L