primary color
Syllabification: (pri·ma·ry col·or)
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Definition of primary color
noun
- any of a group of colors from which all other colors can be obtained by mixing.
The primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow. The primary additive colors for light are red, green, and blue; the primary subtractive colors (which give the primary additive colors when subtracted from white light) are magenta, cyan, and yellow