In color theory, which color-mixing scenario demonstrates additive color mixing?

• A. Red, Green, and Blue light combined to create White
• B. Red, Green, and Blue light mixed to create Yellow
• C. Red, Green, and Blue pigments combined produce White
• D. Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow light mixing to produce Black

Answer: (C)

Additive color mixing is about light. When red, green, and blue light are combined at full intensity, they add up to white. This is how screens create white pixels: the three color components light up together. If you mix only two of them, you get secondary colors like yellow (red plus green), magenta (red plus blue), or cyan (green plus blue). The pigments scenario describes subtractive mixing, not additive: pigments absorb light, so mixing red, green, and blue pigments does not produce white but a darker color. Hence, the additive example is red, green, and blue light producing white.