Primary Palette Mixer

All colour mixed from three primaries. White and black are value modifiers only. Value is the most important quality of colour.

Primaries

R Y B

Presets

Paint-like mixing

85% Force sub. for B/C

Value table

Source

Actions

Value Scale

Each column shows a palette colour across 7 value levels — tinted with white above, shaded with black below. The ring marks its natural value. The curve shows the palette's tonal range as your primaries change. K is the neutral grey reference.

natural (full intensity) value · curve = tonal range of this palette · row 1 = lightest · row 7 = darkest

Green test — Yellow mixed with Blue

Subtractive mixing should produce a believable green at the midpoint. This is a quick sanity check for your primaries.

Yellow

50/50 —

Blue

Palettes — all colour from three primaries

A = full intensity from your chosen R/Y/B. B primaries = mix of A's adjacent tertiaries around each primary. C primaries = mix of A's Violet, Orange and Green.

Primary Palette Mixer

Value Scale

Green test — Yellow mixed with Blue

Palettes — all colour from three primaries

A — Full Intensity

B — Semi Neutral

C — Neutral