How to Use three-color in a Sentence
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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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Coordinate everything around a simple two- to three-color palette.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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For spring 2026, A Bathing Ape and Crocs have returned with a three-color release built around Crocs’ Echo RO clog.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
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In an Instagram post, interior designer Nate Berkus shared his foolproof approach, a three-color scheme that balances soft neutrals, crisp whites, and deeper accent tones.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026
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While many homeowners are drawn to the idea of a colorful statement or accent wall, Berkus personally avoids them, believing that the three-color approach already provides visual interest and balance.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026
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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
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With its large display, single-button operation and three-color LED air quality indicator, this monitor offers a simple way to take a look at what irritants may be floating around you.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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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
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Limitation has always been their jam — from the three-color palette to the two-person format, from Meg White’s satisfying-n’-simple drumming to Jack White‘s insistence on cheap plastic guitars.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
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