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Recent Examples of primary color
Its contrast is minimal, and its white backgrounds don't pop more than primary colors.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary 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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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.—
Kate Reggev,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2024
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Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples.—
Kate Reggev,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20color. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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