primary color

noun

: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be derived

Examples of primary color in a Sentence

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While many of the pieces fulfilled another one of Goreski’s criteria, others fit within the film’s primary color scheme. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025 With its clean lines and primary color keycaps, the Kick75 is a fun-looking keyboard. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 But their latest special jersey is the first to be dominated by their primary color, red. Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024 The palette is vibrant yet subtle, favoring rich secondary rather than primary colors. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for primary color

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of primary color was in 1817

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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20color. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

primary color

noun
: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be made with the colors for light being red, green, and blue and for pigments or paint being red, yellow, and blue

Medical Definition

primary color

noun
: any of a set of colors (as red, yellow, and blue or red, green, and blue) from which all other colors may be derived

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