primary color

Synonyms:

primary colour

Types:

primary color for pigments, primary colour for pigments

any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing

primary color for light, primary colour for light

any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing

primary subtractive color for light, primary subtractive colour for light

any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light

Type of:

color, coloring, colour, colouring

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect