color splash

Bright visual pop

Color splash is a photo editing technique where most of an image is converted to black and white while one element—often red—remains in vivid color: The color splash effect made her red umbrella pop against the gray cityscape.

The selective coloring draws attention to a focal point, though the technique is sometimes dismissed as clichéd.

Related

burst · vivid · pop · accent · accent wall · saturation · droplet · contrast · pigment · tint · bright · neon · highlight · drip · watercolor · blob · streak · artistic

Categories
Opposites
color saturation/presence

color splashblack and white

Without middle ground

monochrome · grayscale · desaturated · greyscale · colorless

visual impact/emphasis

color splashuniformity

State of being identical

subtlety · flat color · understated · subdued · monotonous

color distribution

color splashfull color

Using complete chromatic range

full spectrum · natural color · true color · polychrome · technicolor

Family

color, splash, colors, colored, coloring, colorful, colorless, coloration, discolor

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G