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DescriptionSubtractiveColor.svg	English: This image demonstrates the principle of subtractive color mixing, and is not meant as an exhibition of the CMYK color space. Original by Mike Horvath.
Date	26 October 2006 (original upload date)
Source	Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.
Author	SharkDatEnglish Wikipedia / Later version uploaded by Jacobolus, Daciumaten.wikipedia.
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SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid. This vector image was created with a text editor.

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2008-01-24 00:15 Dacium 400×400×0 (3288 bytes) Updated image to proper YMC colours.
2007-06-02 03:00 SharkD 400×400×0 (3288 bytes) Original file: Michael Horvath Update #1: [[user:jacobolus|jacobolus]] Update #2: Michael Horvath
2007-04-06 08:27 Jacobolus 400×400×0 (3388 bytes) Uploading new version with accurate depiction of CYM color mixes. Created in Adobe Illustrator. Released to the public domain.
2006-10-26 15:17 SharkD 800×800×0 (1860 bytes) Author: Mike Horvath

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	13:27, 5 August 2023	400 × 400 (1 KB)	SVG-image-maker	Removal of Inkscape editor data
	20:21, 14 January 2023	400 × 400 (3 KB)	Dmitry Fomin	adjusted position of letter C
	00:37, 25 July 2018	400 × 400 (1 KB)	Datumizer	Add white background.
	05:24, 24 January 2018	400 × 400 (1 KB)	Wj654cj86	test new version
	04:49, 29 March 2017	400 × 400 (3 KB)	Datumizer	try again
	04:44, 29 March 2017	400 × 400 (3 KB)	Datumizer	Remove white background like the image's twin.
	15:22, 2 December 2016	400 × 400 (3 KB)	Datumizer	Reverted to version as of 10:30, 8 August 2016 (UTC) I did not create this image to demonstrate any particular color space. Rather it was to demonstrate a principle of subtractive color mixing.
	02:03, 9 August 2016	400 × 400 (3 KB)	BenRG	Revert again to accurate colors, obtained from Adobe color management as explained in the image description. Viliam Furík, please stop reverting to less accurate colors
	10:30, 8 August 2016	400 × 400 (3 KB)	Viliam Furík	Reverted to version as of 13:56, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
	10:30, 8 August 2016	400 × 400 (3 KB)	Viliam Furík	Reverted to version as of 13:56, 31 March 2015 (UTC)