primary color
Any of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different…Any of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colors
» There are three primary colors.
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1 sensesAny 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.
Grundfarbe, Primärfarbe
any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
Examples
3 sentencesThere are three primary colors.
Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
Якщо змішати три первинні кольори, то вийде чорний. — aandrusiak
ruПри смешивании трёх основных цветов получается чёрный. — Hellerick
deMischen der drei Grundfarben erzeugt Schwarz. — kayro
The three primary colors are the basis of all the other colors.
ruВсе цвета базируются на основных трех цветах. — djbios
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plural: primary colorsSynonyms
1 synonyms- any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing:primary colour