primary color

noun

: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be derived

Examples of primary color in a Sentence

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Pastels, primary colors, or earth tones are a few basic palettes to consider. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025 Moreover, the confused tone of the third act should not exist in a film that deals exclusively in primary colors. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 11 July 2025 The entire complex is painted in bright primary colors and festooned with striped awnings, banners, two United States flags, and seven Texas flags. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Like Tiafoe, de Minaur wore one primary color from head to toe. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for primary color

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of primary color was in 1817

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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primary%20color. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.

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

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