desaturation

Examples

• All

• These are all desaturation methods to get a slightly not quite so bright red.

• These are all desaturation methods to get a slightly not quite so bright red.

• In addition to bitemporal visual field loss, it may include colour desaturation, diplopia, and partial or complete ophthalmoplegia when tumours expand into the cavernous sinus.

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• The artist chose a desaturation technique to soften the bright colors in her painting.

• By applying desaturation to the image, the designer was able to create a more muted and calming effect.

• The photographer utilized desaturation in post-processing to reduce the vividness of the reds and blues.

Synonyms

D

discoloration

vsdesaturation

• US

21 4.4

A change in color that makes something look faded or stained

is specifically the reduction process that makes colors less vivid, not all changes

U

undersaturation

vsdesaturation

• Specialized

7.7

Colors or images that look faded and not bright

is the process that makes colors look weaker by lowering color strength

U

unsaturation

vsdesaturation

• Specialized

7.9

A color that looks less bright and strong because it has less pure color

is the active reduction that causes that low vividness in colors

F

fadedness

vsdesaturation

6.7

A loss of color that makes things look less bright

is the action that reduces color purity leading to that loss

Antonyms

S

saturation

• Specialized

5 5.1

How bright and pure a color looks, not mixed with white

How Saturated

saturation

• Specialized

5 5.1

desaturation

• Specialized

7.5

fading

1 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology