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complementary color

noun

Meaning

  1. (colour science) Either of two colours which, when mixed, produce a white or grey.
  2. A colour which is regarded as the opposite of another, so that the two colours together form a pleasing contrast.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

color wheel(English)primary color(English)secondary color(English)tertiary color(English)accidental color(English)multicolour(English)colorspace(English)technicolour(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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