as in secondary color
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Recent Examples of tertiary color
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.
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Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Pair with vibrant teals or calm navy for a colorful primary or tertiary color palette.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
The addition of a tertiary color (green) opened up some possibilities in terms of licensing.
—Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Secondary and tertiary colors can also be complementary, like blue-greens and red-purples.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
What are the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors on a color wheel?
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Pair with vibrant teals or calm navy for a colorful primary or tertiary color palette.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
The addition of a tertiary color (green) opened up some possibilities in terms of licensing.
—Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tertiary color
Noun
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Then your secondary color should be a color that works with the main one (with blue, for example, that could be red).—
Eleni Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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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
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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
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“Tertiary color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tertiary%20color. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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