Meanings
nountertiary color (plural tertiary colors)
plural tertiary colors · alternative tertiary colour · alternative UK
- USAny color that results from the mixing of two secondary colors, or of a primary color and an adjacent secondary color.
Translations
French couleur tertiaire
- couleur tertiaireany color that results from the mixing of two secondary colors
German Tertiärfarbe
- Tertiärfarbeany color that results from the mixing of two secondary colors
Māori tae mātāmuri
- tae mātāmuriany color that results from the mixing of two secondary colors
Polish barwa trzeciorzędowa
- barwa trzeciorzędowaany color that results from the mixing of two secondary colors
Spanish color terciario
- color terciarioany color that results from the mixing of two secondary colors
Cite this entry
APA
tertiary color. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20color
MLA
“tertiary color.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20color. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tertiary color,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20color.
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