achromatic color


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Noun1.achromatic color - a color lacking hueachromatic color - a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
achromatic colour
color, coloring, colouring, colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
black, blackness, inkiness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
whiteness, white - the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
gray, grayness, greyness, grey - a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue
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Achromatic colors such as silver, black, gray, and white still dominate automotive markets in North and South America and Europe.
Auto color trends reveal a bright future: understanding color trends ... by Toensmeier, Pat / Plastics Engineering
A color with CIELAB of 50, 0, 0 is a mid-gray color with no apparent hue-commonly referred to as a neutral or achromatic color.
Hierarchical perceptual segmentation using arbitrary n-phase level ... by Sandeep, V.M.; Kulkarni, Subhash / International Journal of Applied Engineering Research
Achromatic color variation in Black-capped Chickadees, Poecile atricapilia: black and white signals of sex and rank.
The signal function of a melanin-based plumage ornament in ... by McKinnon, Emily Anne; Robertson, Raleigh J. / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
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