Additive color theory

Additive color theory explains how colors are created by mixing light. It involves three primary colors: red, green, and blue. When these lights overlap, they combine to form new colors: combining red and green makes yellow, green and blue make cyan, and red and blue make magenta. All three combined produce white light. This principle is fundamental in digital screens and displays, where colors are generated by varying the intensity of red, green, and blue light. Essentially, additive mixing starts with darkness and adds colors of light to produce a broad spectrum of visible colors.