Name a primary color in either RGB or CMY.
Combine the RGB additive and CMY subtractive models. Use a full English color name.
RGB uses red, green, and blue; CMY uses cyan, magenta, and yellow. Black is the additional K in CMYK, not one of these six.
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Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- Red 25 · Familiar
- Red is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
- Green 25 · Familiar
- Green is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
- Blue 50 · Less common
- Blue is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
- Yellow 75 · Uncommon
- Yellow is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
- Cyan 100 · Rare
- Cyan is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
- Magenta 100 · Rare
- Magenta is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
Checked exclusions
- Black: Black is not a primary in RGB or CMY.
- White: White is not one of the six named primaries.
Sources for this question
- CSS Color Module Level 4
RGB and CMY union yields six names. Black and white excluded.
www.w3.org · Checked 2026-11-02
- RGB color model - Wikipedia
RGB and CMY union yields six names. Black and white excluded.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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