Jeff Binkley -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:




 BK>>>>  Those are the three primary colors of pigment. For light they
 BK>>>>  are red, blue, and green.

 JB>>> Green is not a primary color, as it is a mix of blue and yellow.

 MG>> 5 year olds know that, but Klahn doesn't. That really tells you
 MG>> something about him doesn't it? :)

 JB> In this case, Bob is somewhat correct.  The traditional primary colors
 JB> of pigment are yellow, red and blue but for additive color in modern
 JB> uses they are red, green and blue (i.e. television sets and CRTs).  If
 JB> you dig further you will find that other colors may be considered
 JB> primary colors, depending upon the context.

So, cyan, magenta and yellow aren't primary colors? Heh heh...

Ed

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