as in secondary color
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Recent Examples of tertiary color
What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?
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Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Pair with vibrant teals or calm navy for a colorful primary or tertiary color palette.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
The addition of a tertiary color (green) opened up some possibilities in terms of licensing.
—Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Pair with vibrant teals or calm navy for a colorful primary or tertiary color palette.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
The addition of a tertiary color (green) opened up some possibilities in terms of licensing.
—Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tertiary 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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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.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Here, orange is the primary color with accents of blue and pale green.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Tertiary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tertiary%20color. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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