as in primary color
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Recent Examples of secondary color
Then your secondary color should be a color that works with the main one (with blue, for example, that could be red).
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Eleni Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
According to the league’s press release, the Seattle team’s primary color will be emerald green, with cream as its secondary color.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
On color wheels, hues are the primary and secondary colors found at the outermost ring of the diagram.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Yes blue should be the secondary color given what the home kits look like for Charlotte.
—Brooks Peck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
By understanding the psychological effects of primary and secondary colors, marketers can utilize visual design more effectively.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And then there’s Better Now, which uses a lot of secondary colors.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
There are six tertiary colors because of the mixing of the three primary colors with three secondary colors, and they are located between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Have 60 percent of your room a neutral color like sand, 30 percent a secondary color like plum, and 10 percent a complementary accent like mustard yellow.
Go beyond throw pillows.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Eleni Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
According to the league’s press release, the Seattle team’s primary color will be emerald green, with cream as its secondary color.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
On color wheels, hues are the primary and secondary colors found at the outermost ring of the diagram.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Yes blue should be the secondary color given what the home kits look like for Charlotte.
—Brooks Peck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
By understanding the psychological effects of primary and secondary colors, marketers can utilize visual design more effectively.
—Jessica Wong, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And then there’s Better Now, which uses a lot of secondary colors.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
There are six tertiary colors because of the mixing of the three primary colors with three secondary colors, and they are located between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Have 60 percent of your room a neutral color like sand, 30 percent a secondary color like plum, and 10 percent a complementary accent like mustard yellow.
Go beyond throw pillows.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary color
Noun
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New functional elements include modular benches done in vivid primary colors.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Before the 2019 season, there was a rule that a player’s shoes must contain at least 51 percent of the team’s primary color.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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There are six tertiary colors because of the mixing of the three primary colors with three secondary colors, and they are located between primary and secondary colors on the color wheel.—
Kate Reggev,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2024
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Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples.—
Kate Reggev,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Secondary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20color. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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