ocr: MIXINGPIGMENTS REFLECTED Yellow LIGHT - - - - - - Cyan Magenta LIGHT. SURFACE MAGENTA When the primary colors oflight (red, blue, and A magenta pigment green) fall on a surface painted with pigments, absorbs green light. the pigments absorb one or more ofthe primary It reflects red and colors and reflect the rest. We see the reflected blue light, which primary colors added together. For example, mix to give magenta. ifred and green are reflected we see yellow.