: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be derived
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Its contrast is minimal, and its white backgrounds don't pop more than primary colors.—PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025 The visual scheme is deliberately dissonant, with the bold primary colors of the costumes and the set dressing clashing against drab, gray, real-life backgrounds.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 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 This year's rendition uses black as the primary color throughout the jersey and white pants.—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for primary color
: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be made with the colors for light being red, green, and blue and for pigments or paint being red, yellow, and blue
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primary color
noun
: any of a set of colors (as red, yellow, and blue or red, green, and blue) from which all other colors may be derived
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