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chroma

[kroh-muh] / ˈkroʊ mə /






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Meanwhile figures such as Albert H. Munsell, a painter-turned-color-theorist, devised systems that mapped color by hue, value and chroma in an effort to translate perception into measurable terms.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

But if there’s a little bit more ambient lighting, colors look washed out, or low in chroma.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2024

The Watts Towers aim to split the sky into chroma, spires tiled with rubble nothing less than aspiration.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

Pointed reminders on each floor indicate that the “color” of the show’s title refers not only to chroma but to skin color.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2018

Interior: range of hue and value same as for exterior surface; chroma 1 to 6.

From Mohave Pottery by Harner, Michaell J.




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