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

The pilot watch’s dial features a team’s primary color, like the Detroit Lions’s Honolulu Blue, and the second hand its secondary color—in this case, silver. —Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025

One other advantage for Epson's design is that using a separate imaging chip for each primary color guarantees that the image will be free of rainbow artifacts (red, green, and blue flashes). —PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025

Swift hasn’t announced any of the song titles or collaborators, though much of her promotion has been orange-hued, suggesting that may be the primary color scheme. —Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

For women, CottonWorks notes how bold primary colors in full looks or as an accent and pastel shades push the workwear item further into fashion. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for primary color

• bicolor
• concolor
• discolor
• tricolor
• colour
• culler
• duller
• multicolor
• technicolor
• unicolor
• versicolor
• watercolor

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