chroma

noun

Definition of chromanext
as in saturation

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Recent Examples of chroma Knowing elements like hue, value, chroma, and whether a color is warm or cool can all guide you towards picking hues that feel good in your space. — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025 The hunter green of the 1980s is back—but with a little less chroma. — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025 The nuances are detailed in long blog posts filled with pictures of color wheels and terms such as chroma. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024 Saturation, or chroma, refers to the level of intensity or brilliance of a color. — Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024 Colors have properties like luminance, chroma and saturation, all of which affect their appearance. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chroma
  1. saturation
  2. brightness
  3. chromaticity
  4. value
  5. contrast
  6. lightness
Noun
  • His oxygen saturation was 50 percent, a level well below the 95 to 100 percent considered safe.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin nudges the orchestra’s warmth and saturation into territory that, if not quite gaudy, is certainly gala-worthy, privileging vibrancy over darkness.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturation
Noun
  • Its successor, the U6SF Pro, builds on that foundation with significantly higher brightness and even lower input lag for faster, smoother gaming.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In some of the new villas, christened Le Ville della Marchesa, details include headboards upholstered with the famous Missoni zigzag and bathrooms that combine the original gray marble with the brightness of Vietri.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • Represented by the coordinates on the CIE chromaticity diagram, this color can be described as a shade of beige or off-white.
    — Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Validation experiments to mimic lighting, display and sensing applications demonstrated that chromaticity, a measure of colorfulness separate from brightness, could be controlled with much more precision than the human eye can detect.
    — MEERI KIM | INSIDE SCIENCE, ABC News, 11 July 2021
Definition of chromaticity
Noun
  • Contrary to the traditional labor theory of value, which calculates the value of a good or service through the amount of labor required to produce it, Poliks and Trillo posit latency and delay to be the true sources of value.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • While such gifts can help to reinforce certain values, Pennington says that is not the only reason more people are choosing not to wait until after they’re gone to give away money.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of value
Noun
  • Personal autonomous vehicles, by contrast, are a natural extension of the company’s 118 years of expertise in building vehicles for individual customers.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The grim scene was a stark contrast to the flamboyant public life the businessman had cultivated.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of contrast
Noun
  • Bottega Veneta had a beautiful balance between craftsmanship, texture and lightness, with pieces that felt special without becoming overcomplicated.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Bellotti hit his stride with tailoring that gave structure and lightness to the jackets, dresses and skirts in all the right places.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of lightness

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“Chroma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chroma. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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