primary colour

English Thesaurus

1. any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	color, coloring, colour, colouring,
definition	:	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	primary color for pigments, primary colour for pigments,
definition	:	any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	primary color for light, primary colour for light,
definition	:	any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing (noun.attribute)