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primary color

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colors

Equivalents

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Examples

“Red, blue and green are additive primary colors.”
“Magenta, yellow and cyan are subtractive primary colors.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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