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A '''secondary color''' is a [[color]] made by mixing two [[primary color]]s in a given [[color space]]. Examples include the following.
A '''secondary color''' is a [[color]] made by mixing white and green.

==[[Light]] (RGB)==
<table style="background-color:gray;border-width:8px;border-style:groove" cellpadding="2px">
<tr><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td colspan="8">&nbsp;</td><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[red]]</td>
<td><font color="#ff0000">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[green]]</td>
<td> <font color="#00ff00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td><font color="#ffff00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[green]]</td>
<td><font color="#00ff00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="#0000ff">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[cyan]] </td>
<td><font color="#00ffff">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="#0000ff">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[red]]</td>
<td><font color="#ff0000">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[magenta]]</td>
<td><font color="#ff00ff">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan=9>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

==Pigment (CMY)==

<table style="background-color:gray;border-width:8px;border-style:groove" cellpadding="2px">
<tr><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td colspan="8">&nbsp;</td><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[cyan]]</td>
<td><font color="cyan">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[magenta]]</td>
<td> <font color="magenta">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="blue">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[magenta]]</td>
<td><font color="magenta">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td><font color="yellow">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[red]] </td>
<td><font color="red">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td><font color="yellow">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[cyan]]</td>
<td><font color="cyan">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[green]]</td>
<td><font color="lime">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan=9></td></tr>
</table>


This is often referred to as [[CMYK]] where K stands for black. In theory, solid overlapping layers of C, M, and Y ink produce black. In reality the outcome is dirty brown so the black ink replaces the other three layers. See [[undercolor removal]].

==Traditional [[Paint]]ing Prescripts (RYB)==

<table style="background-color:gray;border-width:8px;border-style:groove" cellpadding="2px">
<tr><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td colspan="8">&nbsp;</td><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[red]]</td>
<td><font color="#FF0080">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td> <font color="#FFFF00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[orange]]</td>
<td><font color="#FF8040">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td><font color="#FFFF00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="#0080FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[green]] </td>
<td><font color="#80D080">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="#0080FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[red]]</td>
<td><font color="#FF0080">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[violet (color)|violet]]</td>
<td><font color="#8040D0">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan=9>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

In the RGB color space the colors are added, thus you start with levels of dark colors which are added to produce lighter colors. RYB uses pigments, which are not added, and thus combining colors using the RYB color system will result in a darker color.

==Light (RYB)==

<table style="background-color:gray;border-width:8px;border-style:groove" cellpadding="2px">
<tr><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td colspan="8">&nbsp;</td><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[red]]</td>
<td><font color="#FF00C0">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td> <font color="#C0FF00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[orange]]</td>
<td><font color="#FFA080">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td><font color="#C0FF00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="#00C0FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[green]]</td>
<td><font color="#80FFA0">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="#00C0FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[red]]</td>
<td><font color="#FF00C0">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[violet (color)|violet]]</td>
<td><font color="#A080FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan=9>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

==Pigment (GVO)==
{{Unreferencedsection}}
<table style="background-color:gray;border-width:8px;border-style:groove" cellpadding="2px">
<tr><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td colspan="8">&nbsp;</td><td rowspan="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[green]]</td>
<td><font color="#80FFA0">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[violet (color)|violet]]</td>
<td> <font color="#A080FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[blue]]</td>
<td><font color="#00C0FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[violet (color)|violet]]</td>
<td><font color="#A080FF">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[orange]]</td>
<td><font color="#FFA080">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[red]]</td>
<td><font color="#FF00C0">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">[[orange]]</td>
<td><font color="#FFA080">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> + </td>
<td align="center">[[green]]</td>
<td><font color="#80FFA0">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
<td> = </td>
<td align="center">[[yellow]]</td>
<td><font color="#C0FF00">(&#x25CF;)</font></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan=9>&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

==See also==
*[[Color theory]]
*[[List of colors]]
*[[Primary color]]
*[[Tertiary color]]
*[[Neutral color]]

[[Category:Color]]

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Revision as of 16:04, 28 May 2008

A secondary color is a color made by mixing white and green.

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