"complementary colour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: complementary colours [plural], complementary color [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} complementary colour (plural complementary colours)
  1. (British spelling, colour science) Either of two colours which, when mixed, produce a white or grey. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Colors Translations (in colour science): 互補色 /互补色 (hùbǔsè) (Chinese Mandarin), 補色 /补色 (bǔsè) (Chinese Mandarin), vastaväri (Finnish), komplementtiväri (Finnish), dath comhlántach [masculine] (Irish), 補色 (hoshoku) (alt: ほしょく) (Japanese), 余色 (yoshoku) (alt: よしょく) (Japanese), 보색 (bosaek) (alt: 補色) (Korean), magkapunong kulay (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-complementary_colour-en-noun-mkIvjG12 Disambiguation of Colors: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 82 18 Topics: color, colour, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'in colour science': 58 42
  2. (art) A colour which is regarded as the opposite of another, so that the two colours together form a pleasing contrast. Categories (topical): Art Translations (arts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast): komplementtiväri (Finnish), vastaväri (Finnish), dath comhlántach [masculine] (Irish), magkapunong kulay (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-complementary_colour-en-noun-8VMZazuN Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'arts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast': 44 56

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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