色調(しきちょう)

しきちょう
noun
tone, hue, color scheme
1. tone, hue, color scheme, color tone
The overall tone, shade, or color scheme of a painting, photograph, room, or design. Refers to the dominant color quality or mood created by colors, often used in art, photography, design, and fashion.
暖(あたた)かい色調(しきちょう)の絵(え)だ。
It's a painting with a warm color tone.
写真(しゃしん)の色調(しきちょう)を調整(ちょうせい)した。
I adjusted the color tone of the photograph.
部屋(へや)全体(ぜんたい)の色調(しきちょう)をベージュで統一(とういつ)して、落(お)ち着(つ)いた雰囲気(ふんいき)にした。
I unified the room's color scheme in beige to create a calm atmosphere.

USAGE:
色調(しきちょう) is a technical/artistic term focusing on the overall color tone or mood. It is more specific than 色彩(しきさい) (coloring in general) and more formal than 色合(いろあ)い (shade, hue).

色調(しきちょう) is commonly used in photography, design, and interior decoration when discussing how to set or adjust the dominant color mood.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 色調(しきちょう)を整(ととの)える: to adjust the color tone
  • 暖色(だんしょく)系(けい)の色調(しきちょう): warm-toned color scheme
  • 落(お)ち着(つ)いた色調(しきちょう): subdued color tone
  • 色調(しきちょう)補正(ほせい): color correction
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