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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Then your secondary color should be a color that works with the main one (with blue, for example, that could be red).—
Eleni Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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According to the league’s press release, the Seattle team’s primary color will be emerald green, with cream as its secondary color.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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White and red are the primary colors of papal dress, with white representing purity and charity, and red representing compassion and sacrifice.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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This allows a high-density LED backlight to individually control the red, green and blue primary color elements that go into creating a TV picture, so that each color can emit its own light independently of the others.—
John Archer,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tertiary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tertiary%20color. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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