Effects of mixing pigments,

1. The primary colours of pigments are red, blue, and yellow.

2. Mixing red, blue, and yellow in different amounts gives various colours.
3. When these colours are mixed in the correct amounts, black is obtained.
4. Mixing pigments is based on the principle of subtraction of coloured lights.
5. Pigments are not as pure as coloured lights. Pigments have the property of absorbing and reflecting certain
colours when shone on by white light.
6. For example,
a. blue pigment reflects violet, blue and green lights.
b. magenta pigment reflects red and blue lights.
7. When two pigments are mixed, the colour produced is the colour reflected by both pigments.
8. All colours, except white, can be produced by mixing coloured pigments.
7.8 Importance of Colour in Daily Life.

Uses of colour in daily life.

The uses of colour in our daily life are as follows :
(a) printing (c) traffic lights
(b) electrical wiring (d) symbols and lights

Printing
colour pictures are printed by using four colours yellow, magenta, cyan, and black on separate plates.
the black colour is used to make the picture appears sharp and clearer.
Stage 1 The image is printed with yellow followed by magenta.
Stage 2 The product of Stage 1 is printed with cyan.
Stage 3 Finally, the picture is printed with black to make the picture clear.

Colour printing
the international colour code is used in the wiring of three-pin plugs.
live wire is brownish or red in colour
neutral wire is blue
earth wire is yellow with green stripes or just green in colour
Traffic lights
a traffic light consists of red, yellow, and green lamps.
each colour represents a certain signal.
red stop
yellow (amber) ready to stop
green go
Symbols and signals
the red light of an ambulance indicates an emergency.
the yellow line by the roadside indicates a no-parking area.
the white line in the middle of the road separates the left and right lanes of the road.
the two white lines in the middle of the road indicate that no overtaking is permitted.
Importance of colour to living things.
colour is also important to plants and animals.
colour enables animals to protect themselves form danger or to make it easy for them to hunt their preys by
means of camouflaging to the surroundings.
some animals have the ability to change the colour of their bodies according to the colour of the surroundings.
the males of many species of birds, like the peacock, have colourful feathers to attract the attention of the
females for mating purpose.
colourful flowers attract the attention of insects for the pollination purpose.
poisonous animals usually have bright colours to warn other animals.
for example, toads that have bright colours are usually poisonous.