The primary colors of the human visual system are red, green, blue . No combination of two primary colors can reproduce a third primary color. Combinations of the primary colors will reproduce a wider range of colors than than can be reproduced using any other three colors. Combinations of primary colors follow the rules of additive color mixing . A complementary color is formed by subtracting one color from white light.
Every secondary color is the complement of a primary color.
Every primary color is the complement of a secondary color. As a result, complementary colors are sometimes called opposite colors . A greater range of colors can be reproduced using cyan, magenta, and yellow than can be reproduced using red, yellow, and blue.