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complementary vs spectral colour

spectral colour vs complementary

complementary and spectral colour both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complementary Yes Yes No No
spectral colour Yes No No No
As nouns, spectral colour is a hypernym of complementary; that is, spectral 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)
  • spectral colour: a color that has hue
Other hypernyms of complementary include chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color.
complementary (noun) spectral 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) spectral 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 spectral colour

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