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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Complementary colours?

Definition 29.1 School Chemistry — Grades 1 to 12 · Chapter 29 — Colour and Absorbance

Two colours are complementary colours if mixing them gives white light. On a colour wheel, complementary colours face each other.

A colour wheel, with approximate wavelengths. Complementary colours face each other: red and green, orange and blue, yellow and violet.
A colour wheel, with approximate wavelengths. Complementary colours face each other: red and green, orange and blue, yellow and violet.
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