chroma
Hue's purity measure
Chroma is the purity or intensity of a color—how vivid or saturated it appears, as opposed to how light or dark.
In color theory, chroma distinguishes a brilliant red from a muted, grayish red of the same hue.
The term appears in technical contexts: high-chroma pigments, chroma key (the green-screen technique in video production).
Color-imparting material
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- dyePigment for changing hues
- tintFaint color addition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
tone · hue · saturation · colorfulness · colorway · colorant · stain · wash
Intense clarity or lifelikeness
- intensityStrength or force level
- purityUncontaminated quality
- richnessState of abundance
- depthDistance below surface
boldness · mutedness · desaturation · vibrance · colorfulness · gamut · pop · punch
Spatial repetition interval
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- refractionWave bending between media
- dispersionScattering across space
visible · spectral · infrared · ultraviolet · spectroscopy · absorption · emission · optics
Light emitted after absorption
- neonInert illuminating element
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- vividnessIntense clarity or lifelikeness
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
eye-catching · striking · psychedelic · electric · vivid · loud · punchy · saturated
pigment
Color-imparting material
shade · tone · hue · saturation · colorfulness · colorway · colorant · stain · wash · tincture
vividness
Intense clarity or lifelikeness
depth · boldness · mutedness · desaturation · vibrance · colorfulness · gamut · pop · punch · strength
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- refractionWave bending between media
dispersion · visible · spectral · infrared · ultraviolet · spectroscopy · absorption · emission · optics · photon
fluorescence
Light emitted after absorption
- neonInert illuminating element
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- vividnessIntense clarity or lifelikeness
boldness · eye-catching · striking · psychedelic · electric · vivid · loud · punchy · saturated · intense
luminance
Light per unit area
- lightnessMinimal weight or gravity
- valueImportance or price
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
radiance · brilliance · glow · darkness · tonal · contrast · highlight · shadow · midtone · exposure
- color termsblack, white, red, blue, green
- colorationpigment, pigmentation, hue, tint, saturation
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- visual qualitiescolor, hue, saturation, brightness, lightness
- art elementsline, shape, color, value, space
- color theorycolor theory, hue, primary colors, secondary colors, saturation
chromagrayness
Neutral, muted hue
dullness · desaturation · muted · washed-out · faded
chromagrayscale
Tonal range, black to white
monochrome · black-and-white · colorlessness · absence of color · achromatic
- Google ChromeInternet navigation application
- sex chromosomeGene carrier determining gender
- chromatic scaleAll semitones in order
- chrome wheelsPlated metallic tire rims
- chrome domeBald head, facetiously
- X chromosomeSex-determining genetic element
monochrome, chrome, chromatic, chromosome, polychrome, polychromatic, achromatic, chromes, monochromatic