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Recent Examples of primary color
The structure is covered with flat planes of shades of white and gray, while the occasional architectural elements painted in a primary color stand out noticeably.
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JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
Here, orange is the primary color with accents of blue and pale green.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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
One other advantage for Epson's design is that using a separate imaging chip for each primary color guarantees that the image will be free of rainbow artifacts (red, green, and blue flashes).
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
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JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
Here, orange is the primary color with accents of blue and pale green.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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
One other advantage for Epson's design is that using a separate imaging chip for each primary color guarantees that the image will be free of rainbow artifacts (red, green, and blue flashes).
—PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary color
Noun
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The goal is to fill 60 percent of the space with a dominant color, and then 30 percent with a secondary color.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
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Jones wore purple — the secondary color produced when the primary colors of red and blue and blended.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Jan. 2026
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 9 Mar. 2026.
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