# S5 | perplexity/sonar-pro | run 2

## Prompt

Name three primary colors.

## Response

The three primary colors most commonly taught are **red, yellow, and blue**. These are the traditional art and elementary-school primaries used for painting and basic color mixing.

## Answer

In the **traditional RYB color model** (used in art and many school contexts), the three primary colors are:

- **Red**  
- **Yellow**  
- **Blue**  

These colors are described as primary because, in this context, they are treated as colors that cannot be created by mixing other colors and are used to mix a wide range of other hues.[Primary Color - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_color)[Primary & Secondary Colors Lesson](https://study.com/academy/lesson/primary-color-secondary-colors-definition-names.html)[Draw Paint Academy](https://drawpaintacademy.com/primary-colors/)

Many educational resources for children explicitly teach that *red, blue, and yellow* are the three primary colors.[Sesame Street Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu44JRTIxSQ)[Kids Color Lesson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFzgHsM6V_U)[HowStuffWorks](https://science.howstuffworks.com/primary-colors.htm)

For completeness, in other systems:
- **Light (screens):** primary colors are **red, green, blue (RGB)**.[HyperPhysics](http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vision/pricol2.html)  
- **Printing (inks):** primary colors are **cyan, magenta, yellow (CMY)**.[Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/science/primary-color)

Would you like a quick explanation of how mixing these three traditional primary colors produces secondary colors like orange, green, and purple?
