achromatic
Lacking any color
Achromatic means without color.
In optics, an achromatic lens corrects for chromatic aberration, preventing light from splitting into its spectral colors.
More broadly, achromatic describes anything lacking hue—black, white, and grays are achromatic because they exist on a scale of lightness without color: The photographer preferred achromatic compositions.
Tonal range, black to white
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- neutralNot favoring any side
- huelessLacking any coloration
desaturated · uncolored · gray · white · black · tone · shade · value
Made quieter or softer
- subduedReduced in intensity
- dullLacking edge or interest
- flatLacking vertical variation
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
faded · washed-out · dingy · dreary · somber · lackluster · pale · lifeless
Allowing light through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
- pellucidTransparently clear
glassy · vitreous · lucid · crystalline · see-through · colorless · hyaline · diaphanous
State of not being
- purityUncontaminated quality
- cleanFree of soil
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- pristinePure and untouched
immaculate · untainted · unblemished · spotless · unadulterated · stark · minimal · simple
grayscale
Tonal range, black to white
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- neutralNot favoring any side
hueless · desaturated · uncolored · gray · white · black · tone · shade · value · lightness
muted
Made quieter or softer
matte · faded · washed-out · dingy · dreary · somber · lackluster · pale · lifeless · monotone
transparent
Allowing light through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
pellucid · glassy · vitreous · lucid · crystalline · see-through · colorless · hyaline · diaphanous · unclouded
absence
State of not being
pristine · immaculate · untainted · unblemished · spotless · unadulterated · stark · minimal · simple · elemental
- Graysgray, grey, slate gray, ash gray, silver gray
- grayscalegrayscale, monochrome, black, white, gray
- colorlesscolorless, hueless, desaturated, grayscale, monochrome
- color theorycolor theory, hue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation
- A- wordsamoral, apathy, atheist, atypical, asymmetric
- color schemescomplementary, analogous, triadic, neutral, warm colors
achromaticchromatic
Relating to color
colored · colourful · polychromatic · multicolored · colorful
- achromatic lensOptic correcting color fringing