COLOR

The Masculine and Feminine Colors

Traditionally, in Western culture,
three colors have been considered as primary—red, yellow and blue.
Today, in current color theory and practice, there are six primary
colors: red , yellow , green , cyan , blue and magenta . Technically, these are the six primary chromatic colors. There are also the two achromatic colors of black and white —so altogether there are a total of 8 primary colors in the “color octave”.

Red , green , and blue are often called the "additive" primary colors, and refer to light. These are the positive masculine colors. Cyan, magenta , and yellow are often called the "subtractive" primary colors, and refer to inks or pigments. These are the negative feminine colors.