> Every seven-year-old kid in America is taught that “the opposite of red is green” and “the opposite of blue is yellow.” In Europe as a kid I was taught in ar

> Every seven-year-old kid in America is taught that “the opposite of red is green” and “the opposite of blue is yellow.” In Europe as a kid I was taught in art class the following opposite pairs instead: red-green blue-orange yellow-purple And these pairs were each said to make brown when mixed (I know, it's very different compared to RGB or CMY where the neutral color is gray)