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What Are The Primary Colours?

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    Only three colours, red, yellow and blue, are considered to be primary colours.  These three colours are colours in themselves and no two other colours can be mixed to create red, yellow or blue.  A secondary colour, orange, green or purple, is created when mixing two primary colours together.  When mixing red and yellow the colour orange is created.  Blue and yellow mixed together create the colour green and the colours blue and red mixed together make the colour purple.  When a primary colur is mixed together with a secondary colour a tertiary colour is produced.  Chartreuse, aquamarine, fusia and violet are examples of tertiary colours.  All browns, greys and blacks are also considered to be tertiary colours.  In a universe exploding with different and, somehow, magical colours, colour has always fascinated mankind and some believe colour to be one of life's greatest mysteries.  In 1666 the great scientist, Sir Isaac Newton, was one of the first people to study colours and white light and developed what is known as the 'Newton Colour Circle'.
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    Katep  

    answered 3 years ago

      Primary Colours are RED, YELLOW and BLUE.
      These colours can be mixed with black and white to get lighter or darker shades of colour.
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      Mel173  

      answered 9 months ago

        The primary colours are red, blue and yellow.
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        Sarah--  

        answered 7 months ago

        Green,red and yellow
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        Goutham  

        answered 7 months ago

        Red blue yellow
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        Guest  

        answered 2 months ago

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