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Comment by Jaxan

2 years ago

I refuse to call cyan either blue or green. It’s clearly in between.

Just like I would never call orange yellow or red.

primary: yellow, red, blue

secondary: green, orange

cyan: not primary nor secondary.

i hope that helps.

  • > cyan: not primary nor secondary.

    That's incorrect.

    The 3 primary colors of light are red green blue. The 3 secondary colors are yellow, cyan, and magenta.

    The 3 primary colors used in printing are cyan, magenta, and yellow (why it's called CMYK where K is black).

    Cyan is primary or secondary in both of the major color models.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_color#RGB_and_CMYK

    • CMY and RYB are both valid primary color sets.

      RYB, being taught in grade school, has a lot of influence on how people perceive and name colors, which is what this conversation is about.

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