Which set of colors are listed as primary colors in the material?

• A. Red, Yellow, Blue
• B. Green, Purple, Orange
• C. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
• D. Black, White, Gray

Answer: (A)

Primary colors are the colors that cannot be made by mixing other colors in the painting context and are used as starting points to create a wide range of hues. In this material, red, yellow, and blue are listed as the primaries, so that set is the one that fits the concept being described. You can mix red and blue to get purple, red and yellow to get orange, and blue and yellow to get green, which shows how other colors are derived from these primaries. The other sets aren’t primaries in this context: green, purple, and orange are secondary colors (made by mixing two primaries); cyan, magenta, and yellow are the CMY primaries used in printing rather than traditional art; and black, white, and gray are neutrals, not primary colors.