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complementary vs chromatic colour

chromatic colour vs complementary

complementary and chromatic colour both are nouns.

complementary is an adjective but chromatic colour is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complementary Yes Yes No No
chromatic colour Yes No No No
As nouns, chromatic colour is a hypernym of complementary; that is, chromatic colour is a word with a broader meaning than complementary:
  • complementary: either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
  • chromatic colour: a color that has hue
Other hypernyms of complementary include chromatic color, spectral color, spectral colour.
complementary (noun) chromatic colour (noun)
either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) a color that has hue
complementary (adjective) chromatic colour (adjective)
acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
Difference between complementary and chromatic colour

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