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complementary colour

complementary colour noun: either of two colours which, when mixed, produce a white or grey.

Noun

complementary colour (plural complementary colours)

  1. (UK) Either of two colours which, when mixed, produce a white or grey.
  2. A colour which is regarded as the opposite of another, so that the two colours together form a pleasing contrast.

complementary colour meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

complementary colour in Tamil

குறை நிரப்பு வண்ணம், அணிசேர் வண்ணம், நிரப்பு நிறம்

complementary colour in Tagalog

in colour science
magkapunong kulay
arts: one of two colours, which form a pleasing contrast
magkapunong kulay

Forms of complementary colour

pluralcomplementary colours
alternative UScomplementary color

Questions about complementary colour

What does complementary colour mean?
Complementary colour means either of two colours which, when mixed, produce a white or grey.
What is complementary colour in Tamil?
Complementary colour in Tamil is குறை நிரப்பு வண்ணம், அணிசேர் வண்ணம், நிரப்பு நிறம். See Complementary colour meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is complementary colour?
Complementary colour is a noun.
What is the plural of complementary colour?
The plural of complementary colour is complementary colours.

Words near complementary colour in the dictionary

  1. complementary angles
  2. complementary antonym
  3. complementary antonyms
  4. complementary color
  5. complementary colors
  6. complementary colour
  7. complementary colours
  8. complementary distribution
  9. complementary distributions
  10. complementary DNA
  11. complementary function

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Adapted from Wiktionary: complementary colour (page history and authors); complementary colour (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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