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Pigment Colours - Classification (Used in fine arts and drawings and mainly used for physical works)

Additive colour mixing {Used in computer screening and graphics and mostly used for digital purposes}

Subtractive colour mixing {Used in computer screening and graphics and mostly used for digital purposes}

Colour is a property of light. In American English, the name is "color" without the "u." In Commonwealth English, it is "colour" with the "u."

The following are the most common colour names:

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Cyan
• Blue
• Magenta
• Purple
• White
• Black
• Grey
• Silver
• Pink
• Maroon
• Brown
• Beige
• Tan
• Peach
• Lime
• Olive
• Turquoise
• Teal
• Navy blue
• Indigo
• Violet

Primary colours can be mixed to make other colours. Red, yellow, and blue are the three traditional primary colours. The primary colours for television screens and computer monitors are red, green and blue. Printers and paints use magenta, yellow, and cyan as their primary colours; they may also use black. Sometimes this set of colours is simply called red, yellow, and blue.