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Noun: complementary color  ,kóm-plu'men-t(u-)ree'kú-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: complementary colour)
  1. Either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
    "Blue and orange are complementary colors often used in graphic design";
    - complementary, complementary colour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: complementary colors

Type of: chromatic color [US], chromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], spectral color [US], spectral colour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Complementary color