chroma

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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
Noun
  • Sales growth has been mired in the single digits for four straight quarters as the company reckons with the challenges of saturation in its key market of customer relationship management software.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This construction, paired with an automatic helium escape valve integrated into the crown, allows the watch to endure prolonged saturation diving without damaging its seals or movement.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • At the club’s training ground in the Valdebebas district of the Spanish capital, both coaching staff and team-mates value the fact Ceballos can bring a style of play that is not so characteristic of the club’s other midfielders, more based on linking play.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Already hacked off by the renovation fiasco, the company’s longtime patrons pounced, accusing the corporation of betraying its history and values.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This led to a fierce competition with the other big name of 1980s Italian fashion, Gianni Versace, whose dazzling style stood in stark contrast to Armani’s typically understated looks.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The white skirt portion of the dress provided a bold contrast to the top and was covered in oversized black polka dots.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just make sure that the shoe silhouette isn’t too chunky so the look retains its lightness.
    Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Awe dropping, obviously, suggests jaw-dropping, which some have said refers to the thinness and lightness of the iPhone 17 Air.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Chroma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chroma. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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