Which option represents the primary colors of light?

Which option represents the primary colors of light?

• A. Red, Green, Blue
• B. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
• C. Red, Yellow, Blue
• D. Green, White, Black

Answer: (A)

In light-based color systems, the basic building blocks are red, green, and blue. These are the primary colors of light because different intensities of these three can produce the full spectrum, and when all three are at full intensity, they combine to white. The other colors listed aren’t primary for light: cyan, magenta, and yellow are what you get when you mix two primaries (cyan = green plus blue, magenta = red plus blue, yellow = red plus green). Red, yellow, and blue are primary in subtractive color systems used for pigments and printing, not for light. White comes from all three primaries combined, and black is the absence of light.

In light-based color systems, the basic building blocks are red, green, and blue. These are the primary colors of light because different intensities of these three can produce the full spectrum, and when all three are at full intensity, they combine to white. The other colors listed aren’t primary for light: cyan, magenta, and yellow are what you get when you mix two primaries (cyan = green plus blue, magenta = red plus blue, yellow = red plus green). Red, yellow, and blue are primary in subtractive color systems used for pigments and printing, not for light. White comes from all three primaries combined, and black is the absence of light.