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: a quality of color combining hue and saturation
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Knowing elements like hue, value, chroma, and whether a color is warm or cool can all guide you towards picking hues that feel good in your space. —
Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025 The hunter green of the 1980s is back—but with a little less chroma. —Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025 The nuances are detailed in long blog posts filled with pictures of color wheels and terms such as chroma. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024 Saturation, or chroma, refers to the level of intensity or brilliance of a color. —Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024 Colors have properties like luminance, chroma and saturation, all of which affect their appearance. —Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
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Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025 The hunter green of the 1980s is back—but with a little less chroma. —Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025 The nuances are detailed in long blog posts filled with pictures of color wheels and terms such as chroma. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024 Saturation, or chroma, refers to the level of intensity or brilliance of a color. —Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024 Colors have properties like luminance, chroma and saturation, all of which affect their appearance. —Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2023
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“Chroma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/chroma. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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