Primary pigments are the foundation of color mixing in the subtractive color model. They are the base colors from which all other colors can be derived. These pigments are cyan, magenta, and yellow. When combined in various proportions, these primary pigments produce a wide range of secondary and tertiary colors.
For example, mixing cyan and magenta creates blue, cyan and yellow creates green, and magenta and yellow creates red. These combinations, along with other color mixing techniques, create a diverse palette of colors.
Primary pigments are used extensively in visual arts, printing, and other applications involving color mixing. They work by absorbing specific wavelengths of light, which determines the color we perceive. The more light a pigment absorbs, the darker the resulting color.
