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colour contrast

noun

psychol the change in the appearance of a colour surrounded by another colour; for example, grey looks bluish if surrounded by yellow

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Words nearby colour contrast

colourable, colour bar, colour-blind, colour code, colour commentator, colour contrast, coloured, colourfast, colour filter, colourful, colour guard
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Example sentences from the Web for colour contrast

  • The curious phenomena of colour-contrast illustrate momentary alterations of sensibility.

    Illusions|James Sully