: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be derived
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The part-primary color, part-pastel aesthetic is somewhat reminiscent of designer Raf Simons’ 2010s collaborations with Adidas.—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026 The announcements mark a clear expansion of Hisense’s multi-primary color strategy, moving beyond single-flagship demonstrations toward broader commercial availability.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026 Jones wore purple — the secondary color produced when the primary colors of red and blue and blended.—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026 The tight, cross-hatched application of paint morphed into the architectonic, reductive works that focused on primary colors.—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 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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