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 aesthetic was clean, with geometric primary colors starting to warp together within soaring arches that highlighted the central atrium, where a lush hanging garden claimed the walls. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

Its primary colors were a thousand different shades. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Bold Primary Colors Bold primary colors feel too one-dimensional and visually chaotic for interiors in 2026, says Sabah Mansoor, founder and principal designer of Sabah Mansoor Design. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 21 June 2026

Four sizes are offered, ranging from petit robusto to toro gordo, all with a blue foot ribbon, the primary color of the Honduran flag. — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 19 June 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