: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be derived
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Geometric shapes in primary colors were a key characteristic of this style.—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025 According to the league’s press release, the Seattle team’s primary color will be emerald green, with cream as its secondary color.—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 New functional elements include modular benches done in vivid primary colors.—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Before the 2019 season, there was a rule that a player’s shoes must contain at least 51 percent of the team’s primary color.—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for primary color
: 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
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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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