To create yellow paint, you don't mix colors in the traditional subtractive color mixing system used with pigments. In this system, yellow is a primary color, meaning it's not created by mixing other colors. However, if you are working with additive color mixing (like with light), then yellow can be created.
Additive Color Mixing (Light)
The provided references show that in the context of additive color mixing (as used in screens or light), yellow can be made by combining red and green light. This is because red and green are primary colors in the additive system.
Subtractive Color Mixing (Pigments)
In the subtractive color mixing system used with paints, yellow is a primary color. You would not mix other colors to create yellow. Instead, you would start with a yellow paint and might mix it with other colors to adjust the shade or tone, e.g., to create a darker yellow by adding brown or orange.
Adjusting Yellow Paint
While you can't create yellow by mixing, you can modify its hue and tone. This involves mixing the yellow with other colors:
- To make a darker yellow: Mix yellow with brown or a dark orange.
- To create a muted yellow: Mix yellow with a small amount of its complementary color (violet).
- To make variations of yellow: You can mix yellow with other colors to create shades like green (yellow + blue), or orange (yellow + red).
Therefore, the answer to "How do you mix yellow with paint?" depends on whether you are aiming to create yellow from other colors or alter an existing yellow. If you are aiming to create a yellow, you start with a yellow pigment.
