tertiary color
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tertiary color
First recorded in 1860–65
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On the side-wall, russet possesses orange, and it also possesses violet; it is the tertiary color made of these two secondaries.
From Color Value by C. R. (Chandler Robbins) Clifford
Hence, a tertiary color is made of equal parts of two secondaries.
From Color Value by C. R. (Chandler Robbins) Clifford
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