as in secondary color
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Recent Examples of primary color
What will be primary color of Ariana Grande red carpet dress?
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
With its clean lines and primary color keycaps, the Kick75 is a fun-looking keyboard.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Where black is technically the absence of color and is used to define spaces, navy blue does the same job while providing a rich undertone of a primary color.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
The pseudo-photorealism of the environment itself is offset by bright, primary color buildings and odd, Pingu-like characters that roam about it.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
With its clean lines and primary color keycaps, the Kick75 is a fun-looking keyboard.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Where black is technically the absence of color and is used to define spaces, navy blue does the same job while providing a rich undertone of a primary color.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
The pseudo-photorealism of the environment itself is offset by bright, primary color buildings and odd, Pingu-like characters that roam about it.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for primary color
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary color
Noun
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On color wheels, hues are the primary and secondary colors found at the outermost ring of the diagram.—
Kate Reggev,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2024
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Yes blue should be the secondary color given what the home kits look like for Charlotte.—
Brooks Peck,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples.—
Kate Reggev,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20color. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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