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Definition of basic colors

Primary colors, they are essential colors that can be mixed together to produce other colors, and the following colors are usually essential: red, yellow, blue, and sometimes green.(١)

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  • The basic added colors (Additive Primary)

They are the three spectral colors such as red, green, and blue, which can be mixed with any other color to produce all colors between violet and red, including white but with the exception of black.(٢)

  • Subtractive Primary

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They are spectral colors such as heavenly, purple, and yellow, where these colors can be produced by offering any color of the basic colors (red, yellow, and blue), that is, the colors that make up white color, and when mixing the basic colors to put up in equal proportions produced black.(٢)

  • Psychological Primary

Such as red, yellow, green, and blue, as all other colors are produced from mixing two or more colors, and these colors play a unique role in processing the color in the visible system.(١)

Basic color connotations

The significance of each color is the basic colors:

  • Red

The red color has a great effect on feelings; Because it is related to love, passion, passion, determination, and other meanings, and this color carries connotations that differ from one country to another; The red color carries the meaning of mourning in South Africa, but at the same time it carries the meaning of happiness and fortunate in China.(٣)

  • Yellow

Yellow color indicates optimism, joy, and energy, and at the same time it can carry contradictory connotations such as deception, malice, and disease, and studies indicate that yellow can help stimulate memory, encourage communication, in addition to stimulating the nervous system.(٤)

  • Blue

The blue color is the color of the soul, freedom, intuition, imagination, and inspiration, and it may carry other meanings such as loyalty, trust, sincerity, and stability, and in contrast to that the blue color may indicate depression and sadness, and this color stimulates the human body to form chemicals that help calm and relax, as it is a color inhibitory.(٥)

The reason for naming the basic colors with this name

The reason for naming the basic colors is this name; It cannot be obtained from mixing other colors, as other colors are made from only mixing colors,(٦) It is noteworthy that the color theory revolves around 3 basic colors: red, blue, and yellow, and when these three colors are mixed together in a certain way, all other colors are created.(٧)

The first to invent the concept of basic colors

Isaac Newton developed the first color wheel in 1704 when he expanded the theory of color in his work,(٧) Scientists are also discussed in the past about the best shades of colors that can describe the sensations that basic colors transmit to the eye; Thomas Young recommended red, green, and purple as essential colors, while James Clark Maxwell’s money to change the violet color to blue.(٧)

Artists invented the first color in 4000 years, mixing soil, animal fats, burnt charcoal, and chalk; With the passage of time, it created a plate of 5 basic colors: red, yellow, brown, black, and white.(٧)

Mixing the basic colors together

Secondary Colors includes orange, purple, green, black, gray and white, which are produced by combining the basic colors together,(٨) Where the mixing of the basic colors results in the following:(٩)

  • violet

It is produced by mixing red and blue together.

  • Orange

It is produced by mixing the yellow and red colors together.

  • Green

Produce Mix the blue and yellow colors together.

  • Black color

It is produced by mixing all the essential colors together.

  • Gray or white

These two colors are produced if the three basic colors are mixed in equal proportions, as the result is neutral.(١٠)

It is worth noting that secondary colors are made by mixing equal amounts of essential colors together, and when mixing secondary colors together we usually get muddy colors such as brown, gray, and black.(١٠)

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