what are the primary colors when mixing pigment or paint
By mixing just three colors of light, Red, Green and Blue, we can make any color we want. These are the primary colors we use to make the millions of different colors we see on TV and computer screens. The other way to mix colors uses paint, inks, or dyes. The inks absorb different colors of light, subtracting it from what you see. The more ink you add, the more light is absorbed, and the darker the combined color gets. Just the opposite of mixing color with lights! Again, we can mix just three primary colors to make many new colors. The primary colors for paint/ink are Cyan (a special shade of blue), Magenta (a special shade of pink), and Yellow. The two sets of primary colors are related.