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primary colors

  • plural
    of primary color.
    primary color
    noun
    a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors.

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Inside, bright primary colors and cleverly placed cutouts invite readers into the house to explore rooms tantalizingly out of view.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

And we learn that there are three primary colors — red, yellow and blue — from which all other colors can be mixed.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2024

The modesty of his frames — subdued primary colors, static compositions, purposefully dimmed lighting — brings a slightly heightened mood to his peculiar take on social realism.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2023

For instance, chess champions may want to opt for a black and white palette while Monopoly or Twister fans may be interested in brighter primary colors that echo ones featured in the games.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2023

His absence was everywhere, stinging everything, giving the furnishings primary colors, sharp outlines to the corners of rooms and gold light to the dust collecting on table tops.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

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