primary color

noun

: any of a set of colors from which all other colors may be derived

Examples of primary color in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At this point, the film shifts tonally from a slice-of-life drama filled with rich primary colors to a crime thriller in which DP Karthik Vijay employs a colder palette and more formal framing and shot compositions. —Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024

Alain Silberstein is a French watchmaker, designer and artist known for bold primary colors and geometric shapes informed by his training with a former Bauhaus professor. —Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024

On the color wheel, they are organized in a triangular arrangement, equally spaced from its origin primary colors. —Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024

Its red-and-blue exterior motif mimics the primary colors of the NBA logo—which is itself featured in a floor-to-ceiling logo on the fuselage. —Paula Conway, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

primary color

noun

: 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

Medical Definition

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