Day-Glo
Highlighter-vivid paint brand
Day-Glo is a trademark for fluorescent pigments and materials that appear to glow with intense, vivid color under normal light.
The term has become generalized to describe anything with that characteristic brightness: Day-Glo orange vests, Day-Glo posters.
The colors most associated with Day-Glo are electric greens, pinks, oranges, and yellows—the kind found on highlighter pens and safety gear.
The word often suggests tackiness or deliberate visual excess: The room was decorated in Day-Glo 80s style.
Inert illuminating element
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- pigmentsColor-giving compounds
- SixtiesDecade after the fifties
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
Warhol · blacklight · posters · retro · hippie · dyes · inks · highlighters
Inert illuminating element
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- electricPowered by current
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
saturated · intense · bold · eye-catching · garish · flashy · loud · screaming
Easily seen from distance
- reflectiveCasting back light
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- workwearGarments for employment
- trafficMovement along routes
construction · warning · hazard · caution · conspicuity · PPE · protective · emergency
neon
Inert illuminating element
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- pigmentsColor-giving compounds
- SixtiesDecade after the fifties
psychedelic · Warhol · blacklight · posters · retro · hippie · dyes · inks · highlighters · swatches
neon
Inert illuminating element
fluorescent · saturated · intense · bold · eye-catching · garish · flashy · loud · screaming · shocking
high-visibility
Easily seen from distance
- reflectiveCasting back light
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- workwearGarments for employment
traffic · construction · warning · hazard · caution · conspicuity · PPE · protective · emergency · signal
- vivid colorsneon green, neon pink, neon yellow, neon orange, neon purple
- PsychedeliaLSD, acid, psychedelic posters, tie-dye, hallucination
Day-Glomuted
Made quieter or softer
subdued · dull · faded · pale · washed-out
Day-Glosubtle
Not immediately obvious
understated · muted · restrained · unobtrusive · inconspicuous
Day-Gloearth tones
Muted natural color range
natural · organic · Victorian · sepia-toned · antique
day, glow, days, daily, daylight, daytime, glowing, glowed, glows