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 Like the originals, the 10 new styles come in a vivid Piet Mondrian-esque palette of primary colors (as well as black and white). Ella Riley-Adams Jamie Sims Alice Newell-Hanson Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly MacKenzie Oster, New York Times, 6 June 2024 The painting epitomizes the primary colors and geometric rigidity of the de Stijl movement that Mondrian helped define. Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 3 May 2024 Three crisp, sharp triangles in flat primary colors are edged in scalloped yellow. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024 The austerity of the architecture, designed in the Bauhaus style with sharp lines and bursts of primary colors, provides an exciting juxtaposition to the natural grandeur of the property — the immense slopes of the Rockies and the slender towering reach of the Aspen trees. Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for primary color 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'primary color.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

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

Dictionary Entries Near primary color

Cite this Entry

“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20color. Accessed 14 Jun. 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

More from Merriam-Webster on primary color

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!