as in secondary color
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Recent Examples of primary color
Swift hasn’t announced any of the song titles or collaborators, though much of her promotion has been orange-hued, suggesting that may be the primary color scheme.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Though, of course, red, gold, and white will remain his primary colors on the field.
—Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2025
Like the rainbow, the incorporation of the three primary colors stands for the diversity within the autism community.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There is a small children’s park at the end of the street, which is lined with a few dozen homes sitting close together, all with brick-facing fronts featuring primary colors in red, green and blue.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Though, of course, red, gold, and white will remain his primary colors on the field.
—Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2025
Like the rainbow, the incorporation of the three primary colors stands for the diversity within the autism community.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There is a small children’s park at the end of the street, which is lined with a few dozen homes sitting close together, all with brick-facing fronts featuring primary colors in red, green and blue.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary color
Noun
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The pilot watch’s dial features a team’s primary color, like the Detroit Lions’s Honolulu Blue, and the second hand its secondary color—in this case, silver.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
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The secondary color might show as a thin slice in one eye or cover up to two-thirds of the iris in another.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
Noun
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What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?—
Kate Reggev,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2024
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Pair with vibrant teals or calm navy for a colorful primary or tertiary color palette.—
Kaylei Fear,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Oct. 2023
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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20color. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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