tinttemperature
nounUK /tɪnt ˈtɛmprətʃə/
US /tɪnt ˈtɛmprətʃər/
The warm or cool feeling of a color, like how red feels warm and blue feels cool.
The artist chose a warm tinttemperature for the sunset painting.
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2. In photography, the setting that adjusts how warm or cool the colors in a picture look.
She changed the tinttemperature to make the photo look less orange.
3. The slight color shift added to a light source or screen.
The lamp's tinttemperature made the room feel cozy and yellow.
4. A measure of whether a color leans toward red-yellow or blue-green.
Designers compare tinttemperature when picking paint colors for a room.