What Happens When You Mix All Colors? Understanding Light and Paint Mixing

Discover the surprising outcomes of mixing colors in light and paint - they yield very different results! Learn why.

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Mixing all colors of light results in white light, while mixing all paint colors generally produces a murky brown or black. The outcome depends on whether you're dealing with the additive color model (light) or subtractive color model (paints and inks).

FAQs & Answers

  1. What is the difference between additive and subtractive color mixing? Additive mixing combines colors of light to create white light, while subtractive mixing combines pigments, often resulting in darker colors.
  2. Why do all paint colors mixed together turn brown? Mixing all paint colors absorbs many wavelengths of light, resulting in a muddy brown shade due to the subtractive color model.
  3. How does light mixing differ from paint mixing? Light mixing (additive) involves combining light sources, while paint mixing (subtractive) involves combining substances that absorb and reflect light.

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