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chromatic color

chromatic color

4.7
A color with hue such as red, not grey or black
  • noun
  • /kroʊˈmætɪk ˈkʌlər/
translation icon : color cromático
  • Green is an example of a chromatic color, while gray is not.

Examples

  • Lighting can affect how we perceive a chromatic color on a wall.

  • Artists often use chromatic color to create vibrant and expressive paintings.

  • The painting features vibrant chromatic colors.

  • Can you identify the chromatic color in this artwork?

  • Artists often use chromatic color to create vibrant and expressive paintings.

  • Green is an example of a chromatic color, while gray is not.

  • Lighting can affect how we perceive a chromatic color on a wall.

Antonyms

achromatic color
6.5

A color with no hue, like white, grey, or black

How Colorful

saturated
1 3.9
vivid
23 3.0
chromatic color
4.7
muted
10 4.2
pale-hued
5.1
neutral
19 3.0

Surface Forms

chromatic color singular
chromatic colors plural

Morphology

chromatic + color

The meaning 'a color that possesses hue' is directly and transparently built from 'chromatic' (pertaining to color/hue) plus 'color' (visual attribute), so the overall sense is compositional and non-idiomatic. Although somewhat tautological and more technical than everyday language, the relation is clear and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

The term chromatic color comes from the Greek word chroma, which means 'color'. So chromatic and color together point to colors with a clear 'hue', like red, green or blue, not to gray, white or black.