chromaticity

Hue and saturation

Chromaticity is the quality of color independent of brightness—the hue and saturation without regard to how light or dark it appears.

In color science and display technology, chromaticity coordinates specify a color's position on a standardized diagram: The chromaticity of the LED shifted toward blue as it aged.

Two surfaces can have identical chromaticity but appear different under varying illumination.

colorimetry

colorspace

Defined range of reproducible hues

gamutFull range of something
illuminantSource of brightness
colorimeterDevice measuring color intensity

XYZ · color matching · photometry · luminance · color temperature

hue

red

Primary color, warm

greenColor of vegetation
bluePrimary color; also sad
yellowHue between green and orange

orange · violet · cyan · magenta · amber · teal · crimson · turquoise · scarlet · coral

spectrum

wavelength

Spatial repetition interval

nanometerMetric unit, billion-fold smaller
visibleAble to be seen
lightVisible electromagnetic radiation

prism · diffraction · spectral · absorption · emission · transmittance · reflectance · spectrometer · photon · frequency

saturation

vividness

Intense clarity or lifelikeness

intensityStrength or force level
richnessState of abundance
colorfulnessQuality of bright hues

purity · dullness · muted · vibrant · bold · pastel · washed-out · desaturated · saturated · neutral

Opposites

color property type

chromaticityluminance

Light per unit area

brightness · lightness · luminosity · intensity · value

chromatic vs achromatic

chromaticitycolorlessness

Lack of any hue

neutrality · grayness · achromatic · grayscale

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chromaticism

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