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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.
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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
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
Noun
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The year saw a record 224 saturation releases playing in 250-plus cinemas, up from 200 in 2024, as the industry fully recovered from production delays caused by COVID-19 and the Hollywood strikes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Demand for these models has cooled significantly thanks to saturation and intense competition from brands like Tesla, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2026
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Motorola built the camera system around Sony’s LYTIA sensor to improve brightness and color accuracy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those on a budget can find simple lanterns with multiple brightness levels at low price points.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In our testing, the Cintiq Pro 17 covered 100% of the sRGB space (which is very similar to Rec. 709) and 98.1% of DCI-P3 (see the chromaticity chart above).—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
26 Jan. 2024
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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
Noun
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Entry-level workers experiment freely and the C-suite sees strategic value, yet middle managers often struggle to bridge the gap.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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In addition, people without insurance use less care, even high-value care, which can impact future health.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In contrast, Roosevelt set out to create a press-savvy White House that didn’t just tolerate reporters but welcomed them.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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The historic build-up stands in stark contrast to the United States’ own supply struggles.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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To assess the roots, carefully remove the plant from its pot and examine them for firmness, lightness, and suppleness.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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But with Rawayana, depth is always masked by lightness.—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chroma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chroma. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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