miscoloring
Tinting gone awry
Miscoloring is applying the wrong color or coloring something incorrectly.
The term appears in contexts ranging from art restoration to hair dyeing to printing errors: The miscoloring of the restored fresco sparked controversy among art historians.
It can also describe inaccurate representation: The report's miscoloring of the data made the situation seem less serious than it was.
Coloring via immersion
- tintingApplying light color
- bleachingChemical color removal
- stainingApplying dye or pigment
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
toning · pigmentation · shading · painting · glazing · inking · coating · lacquering
Producing text incorrectly
- bandingAdding decorative strips
- ink smearAccidental pen mark
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- splotchIrregular colored mark
blotch · tarnish · fading · streaking · mottling · patchiness · unevenness · washed out
Wave bending between media
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- opalescenceMilky, shifting luster
- oversaturationExceeding absorption limits
- posterizationAbrupt tonal transitions digitally
Violent disagreement or collision
- discordanceConflicting elements together
- incongruityLack of harmony
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
unfitting · disharmony · inconsistency · variance · discrepancy
dyeing
Coloring via immersion
fading · toning · pigmentation · shading · painting · glazing · inking · coating · lacquering · anodizing
misprinting
Producing text incorrectly
splotch · blotch · tarnish · fading · streaking · mottling · patchiness · unevenness · washed out · overexposure
refraction
Wave bending between media
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- opalescenceMilky, shifting luster
- oversaturationExceeding absorption limits
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- discordanceConflicting elements together
- incongruityLack of harmony
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
unsuitable · unfitting · disharmony · inconsistency · variance · discrepancy
color, colorful, coloring, colorless, discolor, coloration, discoloration, discolored, uncolored