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Primary, Secondary, & Complementary Colors Of Light Worksheet

Name______________________________________Block_____Date________________

Primary, Secondary, & Complementary Colors of Light

1. Define a primary color of light.

2. List the primary colors of light:________________________________________________

3. Define a secondary color of light:

4. LIst the secondary colors of light______________________________________________

6. Label the following diagram of the overlapping of equal intensities of the primary colors of light.

Use color equations to show how the 3 secondary colors of light & white light are formed

R + B = M

7. Define a complementary color of light.

8. Use color equations to illustrate how white light is formed by complementary colors.

Y + B = (R + G) + B = W

note: yellow is a combination of both red

and green; therefore all 3 primary

colors of light are present adding

together to form white light

9. What is the complementary color of cyan?__________________________

10. What is the complementary color of blue?_________________________

11. What is the complementary color of green?________________________

12. What is the complementary color of yellow?________________________

13. What is the complementary color of red?__________________________

14. What is the complementary color of magenta?_______________________

Primary, Secondary, & Complementary Colors Of Light Worksheet