color-key

[ kuhl-er-kee ]

verb (used with object)

, col·or-keyed, col·or-key·ing.

1. color-code.

Example Sentences

Then, if the shade has been pretty even, and your canvas has had a fair light, you will get a fairly good color-key.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a scene of infinite calm, low in color-key, peaceful in composition, the curve of purple and lavender beach unbroken, the crest of dark palms unmoved, "like a Turk verse along a scimitar."

From Project Gutenberg