chroma

chro·ma  (krm)

n.

The aspect of color in the Munsell color system by which a sample appears to differ from a gray of the same lightness or brightness and that corresponds to saturation of the perceived color.

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[Greek khrma, color.]

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chroma [ˈkrəʊmə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) 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 [4]

2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) (in colour television) the colour component in a composite coded signal

[from Greek khrōma colour]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chroma - chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue vividness, intensity, saturation chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue color property - an attribute of color