Primary color
A primary color is a foundational color in a particular color system that can be combined with other primary colors to produce additional colors.
Design for Developers
A primary color is a foundational color in a color system that can be combined with other primary colors to produce additional colors.
- How it is used
- Establishes a dominant UI color for organizing a palette and directing attention to key content and actions.
- How deep it goes
- Defines traditional primary colors and gives a step-by-step UI palette application, while only contrasting RGB and CMYK at a basic level.
- Examples
- Demonstrates violet-blue applied to a travel landing page’s headline, search button, checkbox states, logo, and secondary tiles.
- What you can do after
- Apply it by choosing a dominant base color, building supporting swatches, and assigning color according to interface priority.
Everyday Data Visualization
A color treated as a fundamental component in a particular color system from which other colors can be produced or represented.
- How it is used
- Guides color selection for visualizations by distinguishing screen-based light from printed or physical media.
- How deep it goes
- Explains additive and subtractive models, names each primary set, and demonstrates light mixing with overlapping colors.
- Examples
- Uses red, green, and blue flashlights, monitor colors, and paint or ink to contrast additive and subtractive mixing.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate color choices by selecting the appropriate primary-color model for screens, visualizations, or physical media.
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Related concepts
- secondary colorproduces · A secondary color is a supporting color in a visual palette that complements the primary color and generally receives less emphasis.
- tintproduced by · A tint is a color produced by lightening a hue, typically by adding white or increasing its lightness.
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