three-color
adjective
three-col·or
ˈthrē-ˈkə-lər 
: being or relating to a printing or photographic process wherein three primary colors are used to reproduce all the colors of the subject
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Yet perhaps the most simple and helpful map is a three-color sample modified from a 1976 map by L.E. Garner and K.P. Young of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026
Descriptive set theorists therefore place the two-color version of the problem on the lowest shelf in their hierarchy (for unmeasurable sets), while the three-color problem goes on a much higher shelf of problems — ones where lots of notions of measure can be applied.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Doors and Window Frames in a Deep Shade The final component of Berkus’ three-color scheme is the deeper tone, often a darker shade of the wall color, used for doors or window frames.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
The fire behind the effort for a three-color process was lit at that Moscow International Film Festival in 1935.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
In 1932, Herbert Kalmus perfected a color-film system called three-color Technicolor, which blended three black-and-white film strips with cyan, magenta, and yellow to produce vivid color film.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Her pair came in russet suede, part of the three-color lineup introduced on Burch’s spring 2025 runway.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 25 Jan. 2026
Descriptive set theorists therefore place the two-color version of the problem on the lowest shelf in their hierarchy (for unmeasurable sets), while the three-color problem goes on a much higher shelf of problems — ones where lots of notions of measure can be applied.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
Doors and Window Frames in a Deep Shade The final component of Berkus’ three-color scheme is the deeper tone, often a darker shade of the wall color, used for doors or window frames.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
The fire behind the effort for a three-color process was lit at that Moscow International Film Festival in 1935.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
In 1932, Herbert Kalmus perfected a color-film system called three-color Technicolor, which blended three black-and-white film strips with cyan, magenta, and yellow to produce vivid color film.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Her pair came in russet suede, part of the three-color lineup introduced on Burch’s spring 2025 runway.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Three-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-color. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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