In RGB color mode, which statement correctly identifies the additive primary colors?

In RGB color mode, which statement correctly identifies the additive primary colors?

• A. Three Additive Primary Colors
• B. Three Subtractive Primaries
• C. Primary Colors of Light
• D. Secondary Colors

Answer: (A)

In RGB color mode, colors are created by adding light, not by pigments. The primaries are red, green, and blue, and when you mix these lights at full strength you get white; combining them in different amounts produces all other colors. This is why they’re described as three additive primaries. Subtractive primaries refer to pigments that absorb light (cyan, magenta, yellow), which doesn’t apply to RGB. Saying “Primary Colors of Light” is true but less precise than naming the three additive primaries. Secondary colors are what you get by mixing two primaries (not the primaries themselves).

In RGB color mode, colors are created by adding light, not by pigments. The primaries are red, green, and blue, and when you mix these lights at full strength you get white; combining them in different amounts produces all other colors. This is why they’re described as three additive primaries. Subtractive primaries refer to pigments that absorb light (cyan, magenta, yellow), which doesn’t apply to RGB. Saying “Primary Colors of Light” is true but less precise than naming the three additive primaries. Secondary colors are what you get by mixing two primaries (not the primaries themselves).