subtractive

sub·trac·tive

1. Producing or involving subtraction.
2. a. Of or being a color produced by light passing through or reflecting off a colorant, such as a filter or pigment, that absorbs certain wavelengths and transmits or reflects others. See Table at color.
   b. Of or being any of the subtractive colors cyan, magenta, or yellow.
3. Of or being a photographic process that produces a positive image by superposing or mixing substances that selectively absorb colored light.