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What are the primary colors?

The Primary List

Red, blue and yellow are the three primary colors on the color wheel. Red is at 12:00, yellow is at 4:00 and blue is at 8:00. Red and yellow are considered "warm" colors, and blue is considered "cool."

The light primaries for the additive color system are red, blue and green.

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