Secondary Color - Subtractive Secondaries - Traditional Painting (RYB)

Traditional Painting (RYB)

RYB uses pigments, similar to CMY, which combine subtractively by absorbing light. Thus, combining colors using the RYB system will result in a darker color. The composition is red + yellow = orange, yellow + blue = green, and blue + red = purple.

RYB colors: primary (roman) and secondary (bold)

yellow

orange

red

purple

blue

green

yellow

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