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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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Midimalism invites richness of character that minimalism sometimes lacks, while avoiding the overwhelming saturation of personality that maximalism brings.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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Her writing, like her persona, thrives on noticing the oddly specific ways cultural saturation shows up.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Considered a medium strength shower, the Lyrids lack the brightness and abundance that other showers provide.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Despite their different levels of brightness and saturation, both are distinct paint colors that look clean and clearly embody a certain visual aesthetic.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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At the same time, declining loan valuations — markdowns in the value of loans extended by private credit funds — are signaling stress at the company level, forcing private equity managers to mark down asset values and accept lower returns, said Hooke.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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People are different; their experiences might have little overlap; their values pull in competing directions.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The healthy birthday basket is a noticeable contrast to the treats of yesteryear for Fatou, who has been photographed eating cake throughout the years on her birthday, including on her 58th birthday in 2015.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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The contrast between 2009 and what’s happened over the past 16 months — as the city deals with its biggest budget headaches since Sanders was mayor — is striking.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s a lightness to it in that respect.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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With their everyday wear, the rings are streamlined to showcase steel’s lightness and comfort — and their stackable design allows for layered wear for mixing-and-matching.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Chroma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chroma. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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