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Red Magenta, Yellow and Blue are regarded as primary colours; it means that they can not<br />

be mixed or formed by any combination of other colors. Between the three primaries are<br />

the secondary colours which are each a mixture of two of the primaries:<br />

RED<br />

+ YELLOW = ORANGE<br />

RED<br />

+ BLUE<br />

= VIOLET<br />

BLUE + YELLOW = GREEN<br />

All the intermediate colours can be obtained by varying the ratio of mixed colours.<br />

For instance, the secondary colour obtained by mixing yellow and blue is green: to<br />

achieve a green pea colour it is needed to add more yellow and more blue for a green sea<br />

colour. The cromatic wheel chart herebelow clarifies the connection between colours:<br />

YELLOW vs VIOLET<br />

ORANGE vs BLUE<br />

GREEN vs RED<br />

Any two colors which are directly opposite each other are called complementary colors:<br />

these opposing colors create maximum contrast. When superimposed they neutralize each<br />

other. These two basic properties of colours are strictly connected with the make up theory.<br />

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