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Noun: complementary colour
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: complementary color)
  1. Either one of two chromatic colours that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
    "Blue and orange are complementary colours often used in graphic design"; "Blue and orange are complementary colours often used in graphic design";
    - complementary color [US], complementary

Derived forms: complementary colours

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

Encyclopedia: Complementary colour