primary color en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colors
Red, blue and green are additive primary colors.
Magenta, yellow and cyan are subtractive primary colors.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary colour | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| primary colors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
secondary color · tertiary color
Translations (18)
mi tae mātāmua (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · fi pääväri (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · ja 原色 (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · fr couleur primaire (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · ro culoare primară (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · ko 원색 (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · de Grundfarbe (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · pl barwa podstawowa (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · gl cor primaria (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · ro culoare fundamentală (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · el βασικό χρώμα (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · es color primario (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · de Primärfarbe (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · tl pangunahing kulay (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · cmn 基色 (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · gu મૂળ રંગ (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · cmn 原色 (any of three colors which can generate all other colors) · ca color primari (any of three colors which can generate all other colors)