color wheel
noun
: a circular diagram of the spectrum used to show the relationships between the colors
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To diversify your color wheel, consider a pair of cobalt-blue Puma Speedcats, Loewe’s mishmash of pinks, or Cos’s affordable siren red option, designed in a low-profile shape.
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Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Complementary colors appear opposite one another on the color wheel.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
While there are no hard-and-fast rules for makeup, referencing the color wheel is always a good place to start (and perhaps a nostalgic reminder of grade school art class).
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
So, once more, Drizzy cycles through the tower’s color wheel of emotions.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
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Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Complementary colors appear opposite one another on the color wheel.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
While there are no hard-and-fast rules for makeup, referencing the color wheel is always a good place to start (and perhaps a nostalgic reminder of grade school art class).
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
So, once more, Drizzy cycles through the tower’s color wheel of emotions.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for color wheel
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“Color wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20wheel. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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