When red light and green lights shine on the same place on a piece of white paper, the spot appears to be Yellow in color. Complementary colors are always located directly across from each other on the graphic. For example cyan is located across from red, magenta across from green, and yellow across from blue. When primary color mix the produce secondary colors , for example a red light and a green light will combine to form a yellow color. The production of various colors of light by the mixing of the three primary colors of light is known as color addition.
