colour triangle

noun

A plane triangular graph on which are drawn all the colours that can be made by the additive mixing of red blue and green; these three primary colours are at the apices, while white is in the middle.

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Meanings

nouncolour triangle (plural colour triangles)

plural colour triangles · alternative US color triangle

  1. UKA plane triangular graph on which are drawn all the colours that can be made by the additive mixing of red blue and green; these three primary colours are at the apices, while white is in the middle.
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APA

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“colour triangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20triangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colour triangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour%20triangle.

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