eye-searing
Harsh on vision
Eye-searing describes something so bright, garish, or intense that it seems painful to look at.
The term usually applies to colors or light: an eye-searing neon orange, the eye-searing glare of the midday sun.
It can extend to anything visually overwhelming or aesthetically offensive: eye-searing graphic design choices.
Fierce stare or brightness
- blindingPainfully intense light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- intenseExtreme in degree
blazing · scorching · radiant · luminous · piercing · harsh · squint · afterimage
Inert illuminating element
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- garishTastelessly showy
- luridShockingly vivid or gruesome
- vividIntensely clear and bright
clashing · loud · gaudy · electric · shocking · highlighter · lime-green · magenta
glare
Fierce stare or brightness
- blindingPainfully intense light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
intense · blazing · scorching · radiant · luminous · piercing · harsh · squint · afterimage · overwhelming
neon
Inert illuminating element
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- garishTastelessly showy
- luridShockingly vivid or gruesome
vivid · clashing · loud · gaudy · electric · shocking · highlighter · lime-green · magenta · chartreuse
ugly
Displeasing to look at
ostentatious · kitsch · eyesore · offensive · jarring · clashing · awful · atrocious · garish · tacky