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Most references I can find immediately follow (or even precede) it with CMYK color model and specifically talk about printing applications (which are all CMYK). I am not sure if this page should really be here, or just point to CMYK color model. For CMYK we can point to specific instance like SWOP, is there something comparable for CMY?Maneesh (talk) 20:27, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The CMY color model is a subtractive color model and, therefore, is used on a  White surface in a bright area.

Primary colors

 Cyan

 Magenta

 Yellow

Secondary colors/Mixing primary colors

 Red

 Green

 Blue

Mixtures:

 Magenta +  Yellow =  Red

 Yellow +  Cyan =  Green

 Cyan +  Magenta =  Blue

Tertiary colors

Red shades

 Rose

 Orange

Mixtures:

 Magenta +  Red =  Rose

 Yellow +  Red =  Orange

Green shades

 Chartreuse

 Spring

Mixtures:

 Yellow +  Green =  Chartreuse

 Cyan +  Green =  Spring

Blue shades

 Azure

 Violet

Mixtures:

 Cyan +  Blue =  Azure

 Magenta +  Blue =  Violet

Mixing secondary colors

Mixtures:

 Green +  Blue =  Dark Cyan or Teal

 Blue +  Red =  Dark Magenta or Purple

 Red +  Green =  Dark Yellow or Olive

All hues mixed

 Black

Mixtures:

 Cyan +  Magenta +  Yellow =  Black

Color mixture between hues

 Cyan - 1 part cyan

 Azure-Cyan - 7 parts cyan and 1 part magenta

 Azure - 3 parts cyan and 1 part magenta

 Azure-Blue - 5 parts cyan and 3 parts magenta

 Blue - 1 part cyan and 1 part magenta

 Violet-Blue - 3 parts cyan and 5 parts magenta

 Violet - 1 part cyan and 3 parts magenta

 Violet-Magenta - 1 part cyan and 7 parts magenta

 Magenta - 1 part magenta

 Rose-Magenta - 7 parts magenta and 1 part yellow

 Rose - 3 parts magenta and 1 part yellow

 Rose-Red - 5 parts magenta and 3 parts yellow

 Red - 1 part magenta and 1 part yellow

 Orange-Red - 3 parts magenta and 5 parts yellow

 Orange - 1 part magenta and 3 parts yellow

 Orange-Yellow - 1 part magenta and 7 parts yellow

 Yellow - 1 part yellow

 Chartreuse-Yellow - 7 parts yellow and 1 part cyan

 Chartreuse - 3 parts yellow and 1 part cyan

 Chartreuse-Green - 5 parts yellow and 3 parts cyan

 Green - 1 part yellow and 1 part cyan

 Spring-Green - 3 parts yellow and 5 parts cyan

 Spring - 1 part yellow and 3 parts cyan

 Spring-Cyan - 1 part yellow and 7 parts cyan

Mixing a primary color with its complementary color

 Very Dark Cyan or Dark Teal

 Very Dark Magenta or Dark Purple

 Very Dark Yellow or Dark Olive

Cyan and Red

 Cyan +  Red =  Very Dark Cyan or Dark Teal

Needs:

2×  Cyan

1×  Magenta and 1×  Yellow to make 2×  Red

A total of 4 parts (2×  Cyan and 2×  Red)

Demonstration:

1×  Cyan + 1×  Magenta + 1×  Yellow = 3×  Black

1×  Cyan (remaining) + 1×  Black (from the created mixture) = 2×  Dark Cyan or Teal

2×  Dark Cyan or Teal + 2×  Black (remaining from the created mixture) = 4×  Very Dark Cyan or Dark Teal

Magenta and Green

 Magenta +  Green =  Very Dark Magenta or Dark Purple

Needs:

2×  Magenta

1×  Yellow and 1×  Cyan to make 2×  Green

A total of 4 parts (2×  Magenta and 2×  Green)

Demonstration:

1×  Magenta + 1×  Yellow + 1×  Cyan = 3×  Black

1×  Magenta (remaining) + 1×  Black (from the created mixture) = 2×  Dark Magenta or Purple

2×  Dark Magenta or Purple + 2×  Black (remaining from the created mixture) = 4×  Very Dark Magenta or Dark Purple

Yellow and Blue

 Yellow +  Blue =  Very Dark Yellow or Dark Olive

Needs:

2×  Yellow

1×  Cyan and 1×  Magenta to make 2×  Blue

A total of 4 parts (2×  Yellow and 2×  Blue)

Demonstration:

1×  Yellow + 1×  Cyan + 1×  Magenta = 3×  Black

1×  Yellow (remaining) + 1×  Black (from the created mixture) = 2×  Dark Yellow or Olive

2×  Dark Yellow or Olive + 2×  Black (remaining from the created mixture) = 4×  Very Dark Yellow or Dark Olive