Explanation of the Color of Quarks in Baryons

In this representation, each baryon consists of three quarks or antiquarks shown as triangles within the larger circle.

The colors of each quark represent a property physicists call color. The quarks aren't really colored, but it is a convenient way to represent the property. Quarks can be red, blue, or green while antiquarks can be yellow, cyan, or magenta.

The three quarks or antiquarks in a baryon must have different colors and combine to make white. Baryons cannot be made from a mixture of quark and antiquark colors. For example, a mixture of two antiquark colors (yellow and magenta) and one quark color (green) would not mix to make white so it is illegal.

	In this representation, each baryon consists of three quarks or antiquarks shown as triangles within the larger circle.
	The colors of each quark represent a property physicists call color. The quarks aren't really colored, but it is a convenient way to represent the property. Quarks can be red, blue, or green while antiquarks can be yellow, cyan, or magenta.
	The three quarks or antiquarks in a baryon must have different colors and combine to make white. Baryons cannot be made from a mixture of quark and antiquark colors. For example, a mixture of two antiquark colors (yellow and magenta) and one quark color (green) would not mix to make white so it is illegal.