monochromes
One-color visual works
Monochromes are images, designs, or artworks rendered in shades of a single color—typically black and white, but any color qualifies: The gallery featured monochromes in deep blue.
The term applies to photographs, paintings, or displays that lack color variety.
As an adjective describing multiple items: monochrome prints lined the hallway.
Without color gradations
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- contrastNotable difference between things
- shadowLight blocked by object
- highlightMost notable part
Ansel Adams · darkroom · print · exposure · sepia · film noir · documentary · portrait
Pigment on canvas
- ink paintingArt using liquid pigment
- sumi-eJapanese monochrome brush painting
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
chiaroscuro · underpainting · sketch · value · shade · minimalism · gouache · watercolor
Planned set of hues
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- interiorInside area or region
- decorRoom's visual arrangement
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
minimalism · Bauhaus · grayscale · web design · typography · branding · visual identity · contrast
Set of clothes worn together
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- neutral paletteUnobtrusive color range
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
styling · coordination · sleek · sophisticated · capsule wardrobe · runway · streetwear · layering
Display or supervisor
- screenDisplay or barrier
- e-inkLow-power reflective display
- KindleElectronic reading tablet
- pixelSmallest display unit
resolution · cathode ray · terminal · green screen · LCD · accessibility · retro · oscilloscope
black-and-white
Without color gradations
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- contrastNotable difference between things
- shadowLight blocked by object
highlight · Ansel Adams · darkroom · print · exposure · sepia · film noir · documentary · portrait · landscape
painting
Pigment on canvas
- ink paintingArt using liquid pigment
- sumi-eJapanese monochrome brush painting
- charcoalBurned wood residue
graphite · chiaroscuro · underpainting · sketch · value · shade · minimalism · gouache · watercolor · canvas
color scheme
Planned set of hues
aesthetic · minimalism · Bauhaus · grayscale · web design · typography · branding · visual identity · contrast · negative space
outfit
Set of clothes worn together
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- neutral paletteUnobtrusive color range
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
wardrobe · styling · coordination · sleek · sophisticated · capsule wardrobe · runway · streetwear · layering · Scandinavian
monitor
Display or supervisor
pixel · resolution · cathode ray · terminal · green screen · LCD · accessibility · retro · oscilloscope · radar
- monochrome displayScreen using one color
- monochrome outfitClothing in single hue