as in secondary color
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Recent Examples of primary color
The building is a 3D expression of Piet Mondrian’s abstract geometric paintings, blending inside/outside spaces through intersecting horizontal/vertical lines, with pops of primary colors dotted throughout.
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Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Color preference is always going to vary from person to person—for instance, Andrade doesn’t gravitate toward primary colors.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024
Fishing boats in bright, primary colors bob in the shelter of the stone-walled harbor, while the sea wall is adorned with a tangle of nets, lobster creels, and old buoys.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Purple and green These can be used to compliment the primary color scheme or be front and center on their own.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
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Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Color preference is always going to vary from person to person—for instance, Andrade doesn’t gravitate toward primary colors.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024
Fishing boats in bright, primary colors bob in the shelter of the stone-walled harbor, while the sea wall is adorned with a tangle of nets, lobster creels, and old buoys.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
Purple and green These can be used to compliment the primary color scheme or be front and center on their own.
—Holly Garcia, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for primary color
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“Primary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20color. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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