Excerpt from Color Harmony and Design in Dress The three primary colors, from which all others are generally conceded to be derived, are' red, yellow, and blue. They cannot be produced by any combination of other colors. Some authorities insist on seven primary colors, and another theory derives all colors in the world from pure red, yel low, green, blue, and purple. It asserts that no matter how light or how dark, how bright or dull any color may be, it is derived from one of these five. The debatable question of color-standard, however, does not come Within the scope of this manual. J. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.