There are no colors that can mix into primary colors, but how can a color form if it’s not mixed with other colors?

Question

I don’t get it.

In: 3

Answer 1

So when you mix red and yellow watercolors, you get orange. But in orange color, there is no orange pigment, only a mixture of red and yellow pigments.

So, in order to make the orange color into a red color again, *you would need to take the yellow pigment out*, rather than mixing it with something else.

Answer 2

So when you mix red and yellow watercolors, you get orange. But in orange color, there is no orange pigment, only a mixture of red and yellow pigments.

So, in order to make the orange color into a red color again, *you would need to take the yellow pigment out*, rather than mixing it with something else.