Results of adding different colours of light

Results of subtracting different colours of light

Pigment Colours - Classification

Colour or color is a property of light as seen by people. In Latin, as well as the United States, the word is spelled “color” (without a ‘u’.) In traditional English, it is spelled “colour” (with a ‘u’).

The most common colour names are:

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
• Purple
• Brown
• Magenta
• Tan
• Cyan
• Olive
• Maroon
• Navy
• Aquamarine
• Turquoise
• Silver
• Lime
• Teal
• Indigo
• Violet
• Pink
• Black
• White
• Gray