Secondary color facts for kids

Secondary colors are colors made from two primary colors. In RYB, the secondary colors are orange, mixed from red and yellow, green, mixed from yellow and blue, and purple, mixed from red and blue. In RGB, the secondary colors are yellow, mixed from red and lime, cyan, mixed with lime and blue, and magenta, mixed from red and blue. The secondary colors from RYB are known as OGP, and from RGB, it is CMYK.

When mixed with primary colors, it makes a teritary color.

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  The traditional basic colors of pigments: primary red, yellow, blue blended to form secondary orange, green, purple

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In Spanish: Color secundario para niños