How to Use primary color in a Sentence

primary color

noun
  • Fruits are, in essence, the primary colors of the fragrance wheel.
    New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • This is a team that went from purple and teal to red and black as primary colors.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The outfield walls are dark green, but elsewhere the primary color is a warm mix of black with a hint of brown.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Here are four ways to tackle new hues of your favorite primary color, and the pieces that'll get the job done.
    GQ, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The right balance is key to pulling off a primary color scheme.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But the leaves that still held on seemed to lean toward brown as their primary color.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The school had child-sized hockey sticks in bright primary colors.
    Alia Malik, ExpressNews.com, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Aerial footage of the crash site showed the aircraft was painted in bright primary colors with stars and stripes on its wingtips and tail.
    Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
  • For example, humans see the world through the primary colors of red, green and blue.
    Stephen Buchmann, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
  • Beach balls flew through the air, polka dotting the blue sky with primary colors.
    Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • In fact, Rogers was a zip-front sweater guy, who often wore primary colors.
    Vogue, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Initially, the draw was to a strong palette of primary colors and to organize the chaos of the décor.
    House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
  • His landscapes are a litany of primary colors and common nouns: blue sky, green grass.
    Garth Risk Hallberg, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The primary colors here are white and gray, which offer a pleasing counterpoint to the red oak floor.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • The stadium still figures to be awash in red and black, with Utah fans sporting the Utes’ primary color.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Balconies were added and a light gray -- the primary color of the townhomes -- was included with the white on the apartment building.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Here's where Arizona is snakebitten: While some teams have three primary colors, the D-backs have five, just a few short of a rainbow.
    Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 2 June 2020
  • One of the billboards even plays on George's initials also being the first letters of the team's primary colors.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018
  • Sly looks too cute in a white hoodie with a print of long rectangles in primary colors.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Though the primary colors were very much a Georges and me thing, color-coding the characters.
    Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2018
  • Brother Rice's primary color is orange; the video does not show any school names.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2020
  • This is the first time a Florida team will not wear orange or blue as its primary color.
    David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • The primary colors of Johns’ target collide with the printing press of the Sunday funnies.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • His wheel had 12 colors in three categories -- the red, green and blue primary colors.
    Diane Cowen, Houston Chronicle, 31 May 2018
  • Like the Chatterbait, white, green and black/blue are the primary colors, but a few strands of accent colors can be added to match any forage.
    Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Each piece comes in classic French Riviera black and a range of poppy primary colors.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 June 2023
  • The team’s practice jerseys use pink as a primary color.
    Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Lichtenstein draws from the mass media and the smooth surfaces, clear contours, and primary colors of the Sunday comics.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Clemson copied Auburn’s purple and orange (along with the nickname Tigers), but switched to orange as the primary color.
    New York Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The painting’s primary color is a single frontal field of bold Venetian red, which stretches from side to side, top to bottom.
    Lance Esplund, WSJ, 21 May 2022

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