desaturating
Removing chromatic intensity
Desaturating is the process of reducing the intensity or vividness of color.
In photography and digital image editing, desaturating moves colors toward gray, with full desaturation producing a black-and-white image.
I'm desaturating the background to make the subject pop.
The term also appears in chemistry and cooking, where it describes removing saturation—whether of a solution with dissolved substance or of fats in food preparation.
Tonal range, black to white
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- neutralNot favoring any side
achromatic · pastel · tint · shade · hue · tone · value · chromaticity
Chemical color removal
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- decolorizingExtracting pigment from something
neutralizing · washing out · paling · dimming · toning down · diluting · leaching · draining
Chemical color removal
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- palingStakes forming a boundary
- dimmingDecreasing in brightness
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
weakening · ebbing · tarnishing · discoloring · dulling · sun-faded · weathering · yellowing
Without color gradations
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- film noirStylish, shadowy crime drama
- contrastNotable difference between things
exposure · tones · shadows · highlights · darkroom · analog · negative · Photoshop
Lacking distinctive qualities
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- flatLacking vertical variation
- drabDull and cheerless
dull · uninspiring · lackluster · muted · subdued · colorless · washed-out · anemic
grayscale
Tonal range, black to white
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
neutral · achromatic · pastel · tint · shade · hue · tone · value · chromaticity · palette
bleaching
Chemical color removal
- whiteningMaking something lighter
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- strippingRemoving outer layers
decolorizing · neutralizing · washing out · paling · dimming · toning down · diluting · leaching · draining · fading
bleaching
Chemical color removal
waning · weakening · ebbing · tarnishing · discoloring · dulling · sun-faded · weathering · yellowing · graying
black-and-white
Without color gradations
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- film noirStylish, shadowy crime drama
contrast · exposure · tones · shadows · highlights · darkroom · analog · negative · Photoshop · filter
bland
Lacking distinctive qualities
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- flatLacking vertical variation
drab · dull · uninspiring · lackluster · muted · subdued · colorless · washed-out · anemic · tepid
- color changedyeing, tinting, fading, bleaching, darkening
- bleachingbleach, bleaching, whitening, lightening, oxygen bleach
desaturatingsaturating
Filling to total capacity
intensifying · vivifying · enriching · deepening · oversaturating
desaturatingsaturating
Filling to total capacity
concentrating · dyeing · tinting · staining
desaturatingsaturating
Filling to total capacity
concentrating · intensifying · strengthening · enriching · fortifying