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desaturated

American  
[dee-sach-uh-ray-tid] / diˈsætʃ əˌreɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. (of a color) formed by mixing a color of the spectrum with white.


Etymology

Origin of desaturated

First recorded in 1910–15; de- + saturate + -ed 2


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Every exterior shot of Los Angeles has a desaturated and yellowed color correction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

“The desaturated approach also speaks to millennial color sensibilities, like Pepto-Bismol pink, pale yellows and other desaturated colors that have been the fad in recent years.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

I'm not going to make this look dirty, dusty and desaturated.

From Salon ● May 26, 2023

The dour, desaturated palette gives “Women Talking” an appropriate air of timelessness but also saps vitality and visual interest from a frame that is taken up with — what else? — women talking.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023

“The Estate” features a desaturated color palette, and the production design looks shabby, even inside Hilda’s multimillion-dollar mansion.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022

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