chroma

[ kroh-muh ]
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noun
  1. the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray.

  2. intensity of distinctive hue; saturation of a color.

Origin of chroma

1
First recorded in 1885–90, chroma is from the Greek word chrôma color

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How to use chroma in a sentence

  • Bound the hue rectangle and trace the value and chroma changes occurring on its vertical and horizontal lines.

    Industrial Arts Design | William H. Varnum
  • It is retained at the full chroma for that value on account of the brightness of the sage green wood stain.

    Industrial Arts Design | William H. Varnum
  • We shall then add a small amount of some thinning medium, oil or water, to reduce slightly the stain in chroma.

    Industrial Arts Design | William H. Varnum
  • This hue should make slightly stronger value and chroma contrast than the remaining hues.

    Industrial Arts Design | William H. Varnum

British Dictionary definitions for chroma

chroma

/ (ˈkrəʊmə) /


noun
  1. the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present: See also saturation (def. 4)

  2. (in colour television) the colour component in a composite coded signal

Origin of chroma

1
C19: from Greek khrōma colour

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