RGB color model: Quick Facts

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A Venn diagram of the RGB color model shows overlapping red, green, and blue circles. Where the circles overlap, secondary colors magenta, yellow, and cyan appear, with white at the center where all three mix, illustrating additive color mixing.

A Venn diagram of the RYB color model shows overlapping red, yellow, and blue circles. Their intersections create secondary colors: orange, green, violet, and black at the center where all three overlap.

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