tertiary color

noun

1

: a color produced by an equal mixture of a primary color with a secondary color adjacent to it on the color wheel

2

: a color produced by mixing two secondary colors

Examples of tertiary color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are six tertiary colors because of the mixing of the three primary colors with three secondary colors, and they are located between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel. —Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024

Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples. —Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024

What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel? —Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024

Pair with vibrant teals or calm navy for a colorful primary or tertiary color palette. —Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023

The addition of a tertiary color (green) opened up some possibilities in terms of licensing. —Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for tertiary color

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

Medical Definition

tertiary color

noun

: a color produced by mixing two secondary colors