color wheel
noun
: a circular diagram of the spectrum used to show the relationships between the colors
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Trusted Color Combos Think of the color wheel as your pocket decorator.
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Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
On the color wheel, analogous colors are separated by another color, which, in this case, is blue.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Before Drew could say anything, Mike thumbed his collar and wandered off, still gazing at the color wheel.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Together, the Grammy winner has made her way around the color wheel, sporting every hue from platinum to copper and bubblegum pink.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
On the color wheel, analogous colors are separated by another color, which, in this case, is blue.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Before Drew could say anything, Mike thumbed his collar and wandered off, still gazing at the color wheel.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Together, the Grammy winner has made her way around the color wheel, sporting every hue from platinum to copper and bubblegum pink.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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