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endures a much bigger change. In CMY mode, it is the opposite: moving towards
positive values produces greater changes than moving towards negative values.
This behavior is shown in the table above where the Cyan, Magenta and Yellow boxes
are more saturated (i.e. stronger) than the Red, Green and Blue boxes. This does not
exclude the possibility of having slight increases in the amount of Cyan, Magenta and
Yellow. These are achieved through the usage of the complementary colors: for
example to produce a slight increase of Yellow, you will need to modify Red and Green
(in RGB) or Cyan and Magenta (in CMY).
It is advisable to use only one system (either RGB or CMY) and not to mix them. If in
doubt about which system to choose, you should consider that RGB is, in most cases,
more intuitive. The following table is a guideline to the correct actions required to obtain
the desired color balance:
Color Balance Needs:
Strength in
Increase in
change
Hard
Red
Soft
Hard
Yellow
Soft
Hard
Green
Soft
Hard
Cyan
Soft
Hard
Blue
Soft
Hard
Magenta
Soft
Please remember that Orange and Brown lie between Red and Yellow, and Violet is
between Magenta and Blue.
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Red
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Blue
Cyan
Magenta Yellow
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