chroma
Definition
Noun 1. Chromatic purity; the quality of a color's hue being vivid and undiluted by white, black, or gray. It refers to the intensity, saturation, or purity of a color, distinguishing it from brightness or lightness.
Usage
Chroma is a technical term used in color science, art, and design to describe a specific attribute of color. - It is often discussed alongside hue (the color itself, like red or blue) and value (lightness or darkness). - High chroma means a color is very pure, vivid, and intense. - Low chroma means a color is more muted, grayish, or desaturated.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- In color models: In systems like Munsell Color System or CIELAB, chroma is a formal, measurable dimension of color appearance, separate from lightness (value) and hue.
- "Chroma key": A technique for compositing two images or video streams based on color hues (chroma). While this is a compound term, it demonstrates the application of the concept.
- The weather forecaster stands in front of a chroma key blue screen.
Variants and Related Words
- Chromatic (adj): Relating to or produced by color.
- The painting's chromatic intensity is stunning.
- Achromatic (adj): Without color; black, white, or gray.
- An achromatic scheme uses only black, white, and grays.
Synonyms
- Saturation
- Colorfulness
- Intensity (of color)
- Purity (of color)
Antonyms
- Dullness
- Mutedness
- Desaturation
- Achromatism
Noun
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chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
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