pigmentation
Natural color substance
Pigmentation is the coloring of tissue by pigment—the natural substances that give skin, hair, eyes, and other biological materials their hue.
In humans, melanin is the primary pigment determining skin tone.
Uneven pigmentation produces freckles, birthmarks, or age spots.
The term extends beyond biology to any coloring by deposited substances: The pigmentation of the ceramic glaze was uneven.
Color's specific character
- tintFaint color addition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- toneQuality of sound
- colorVisual hue property
chroma · saturation · intensity · spectrum · gradation · coloring · tincture · carotenoid
Having irregular color patches
- brindleStreaky animal coat pattern
- dappledMarked with spots
- piebaldIrregularly two-colored
- pintoSpotted equine or legume
calico · tabby · spotted · striped · harlequin · merle · tortoiseshell · roan
Pigment for changing hues
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- washClean using liquid
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
- paintColored coating substance
colorant · medium · opacity · lightfastness · binder · vehicle · tempera · fresco
Skin tone, appearance
- frecklesPigmented skin spots
- vitiligoMelanocyte-loss skin condition
- albinismInherited melanin deficiency
- tanYellowish-brown hue
sunburn · moles · birthmarks · melasma · dermatology · erythema · nevus · sunspots
Writing fluid
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- permanentFixed without end
- tattooistBody art practitioner
- sleeveGarment's arm portion
blackwork · linework · shading · saturation · fading · touch-up · scarring · removal
Obscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
blend · camouflaged · molting · chameleon · cuttlefish · octopus · flounder · ptarmigan
hue
Color's specific character
color · chroma · saturation · intensity · spectrum · gradation · coloring · tincture · carotenoid · chlorophyll
mottled
Having irregular color patches
pinto · calico · tabby · spotted · striped · harlequin · merle · tortoiseshell · roan · grizzled
dye
Pigment for changing hues
paint · colorant · medium · opacity · lightfastness · binder · vehicle · tempera · fresco · watercolor
complexion
Skin tone, appearance
- frecklesPigmented skin spots
- vitiligoMelanocyte-loss skin condition
- albinismInherited melanin deficiency
tan · sunburn · moles · birthmarks · melasma · dermatology · erythema · nevus · sunspots · discoloration
ink
Writing fluid
sleeve · blackwork · linework · shading · saturation · fading · touch-up · scarring · removal · laser
cryptic
Obscure in meaning
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
disruptive · blend · camouflaged · molting · chameleon · cuttlefish · octopus · flounder · ptarmigan
- Genetic Traitshair color, dark hair, skin color, dimples, blood type
- skincarecream, lotion, moisturizer, facial, serum
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- color changedyeing, tinting, fading, bleaching, darkening
- colorationhue, tint, saturation, chroma, dye
- propertiessize, shape, color, height, width
pigmentationdepigmentation
Loss of natural coloring
albinism · underpigmentation · vitiligo · colorlessness · pallor
- skin pigmentationNatural dermal hue
- natural pigmentationOrganism's inherent coloration