as in secondary color
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Recent Examples of tertiary color
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.
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Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?
—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
Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?
—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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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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The Butler trade watch has gone on for weeks, and his hair color for some December games just happened to match the primary colors of Phoenix, Dallas, Golden State and Houston — the four teams most prominently mentioned as possible trade partners.—
Tim Reynolds,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2025
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This year's rendition uses black as the primary color throughout the jersey and white pants.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tertiary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tertiary%20color. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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