primary color

noun

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

Examples of primary color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For a day-to-night date, La Boca is a vibrant neighborhood known for Tango dancing and El Caminito, a pedestrian walkway lined with houses and shops painted in bright primary colors — strolling through this vibrant neighborhood is one of our favorite things to do in Buenos Aires. Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024 This want extends from ethereal polishes to the primary colors sure to punctuate your forthcoming looks. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024 But the leaves that still held on seemed to lean toward brown as their primary color. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023 For example, humans see the world through the primary colors of red, green and blue. Stephen Buchmann, The Conversation, 17 May 2023 Solid Color Textiles According to Vanessa DeLeon, interior designer and founder of Vanessa DeLeon Associates, solid colors like burgundy, white, royal blue, black, and primary colors will energize bedrooms of all sizes and shapes this year. Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2024 While this can fit in seamlessly with some families’ home decor, others argue that the lack of color is sad compared to traditional nursery palettes of primary colors and pastels. Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 6 Jan. 2024 Goldstein expects a want of bold primary colors like cobalt blue, mustard yellow, and scarlet red, while Choi predicts vibrant wildflower hues like fuchsias and oranges. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024 In one image from a year into the experiment, a green twist tie peeks from behind an eco-thrift tag for a $0.25 miscellaneous item; from another view of the melange, a pop of primary color from a balloon fragment or wrapper. WIRED, 5 Aug. 2023

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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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