Color Mixing
Interactive simulation — adjust parameters and watch the visualization update in real time.
How it works
Additive mixing applies to emissive displays: red, green, and blue light add to make the spectrum you see. Subtractive mixing applies to pigments and printing: cyan, magenta, and yellow inks each remove part of the reflected spectrum from white paper; the simple model R=255(1−C), G=255(1−M), B=255(1−Y) matches ideal filters on white light.
Key equations
Additive: color = (R, G, B) light levels combined
Subtractive (simple): R = 255(1−C), G = 255(1−M), B = 255(1−Y)