Which color results from mixing equal parts of two primary colors?

• A. Green
• B. Orange
• C. Violet
• D. Brown

Answer: (C)

Mixing equal parts of two primary colors in pigments (the subtractive color model) produces a secondary color. The common primaries are red, blue, and yellow. Red plus blue gives violet, blue plus yellow gives green, and red plus yellow gives orange. Because the question asks for equal parts of two primaries, the balanced mix of red and blue yields violet, making it the best answer. Green and orange come from the other primary pairings, and brown isn’t produced by a simple equal mix of two primaries in this system.