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

There will be plenty of blue and orange, which are Denver’s primary colors, but the team will wear alternative uniforms for the game against the Chiefs. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026

Just off the former is a small balcony outlined in red, a nod to the primary colors used in Le Corbusier’s work. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026

Georgia's uniform traditionally emphasizes its primary colors, red and black, with silver trim. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

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