secondary color
noun
: a color formed by mixing two primary colors in equal or equivalent quantities
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By understanding the psychological effects of primary and secondary colors, marketers can utilize visual design more effectively.
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Jessica Wong, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And then there’s Better Now, which uses a lot of secondary colors.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
There are six tertiary colors because of the mixing of the three primary colors with three secondary colors, and they are located between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Have 60 percent of your room a neutral color like sand, 30 percent a secondary color like plum, and 10 percent a complementary accent like mustard yellow.
Go beyond throw pillows.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
This activity helps with primary and secondary color recognition and sorting skills.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 3 Feb. 2024
In addition to primary and secondary colors, there are also complementary colors.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2023
The works are on paper, all matte, occupying a middle range of secondary color.
—The Beautiful Ones, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023
Tri-tone leather is exclusive to the Mulliner, with nearly 4000 possible combinations of the main color, secondary color, and accent color.
—Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
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Jessica Wong, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And then there’s Better Now, which uses a lot of secondary colors.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
There are six tertiary colors because of the mixing of the three primary colors with three secondary colors, and they are located between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Have 60 percent of your room a neutral color like sand, 30 percent a secondary color like plum, and 10 percent a complementary accent like mustard yellow.
Go beyond throw pillows.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
This activity helps with primary and secondary color recognition and sorting skills.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 3 Feb. 2024
In addition to primary and secondary colors, there are also complementary colors.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2023
The works are on paper, all matte, occupying a middle range of secondary color.
—The Beautiful Ones, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023
Tri-tone leather is exclusive to the Mulliner, with nearly 4000 possible combinations of the main color, secondary color, and accent color.
—Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
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“Secondary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondary%20color. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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