Page 29 - DK Children's Encyclopedia

All the colors of light Green light
except for green are reflects into
absorbed by the leaf. our eyes.

Eye

The green
light is not
absorbed
and bounces
off the leaf.

Reflecting colors
A plant looks green because
green light reflects off it into
our eyes. The other colors of
light from the sun are
absorbed by the
plant’s leaves.

Yellow Yellow and
(Primary) red make
orange.
Yellow and blue
make green.

Blue Red
(Primary) (Primary)

Silk dress
from 1750
Blue and
red make
purple.
Fashion Mixing colors
All around the world, Primary paint colors can be
different styles and colors mixed to make secondary colors.
are used in clothing to help The primary colors are red, yellow,
people express themselves. and blue. Secondary colors can
Fashion changes over time. also be mixed to make new
Clothes are very different colors—for example, mixing
now from those worn orange and green
250 years ago. makes brown.

27

US_026-027_Story_Of_Colour.indd 27 16/05/2017 09:56