About: Chromatic vibration

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@idthe:ChromaticVibration
typeConcept, Resource
broaderColor Harmony, Color Theory, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term
definitionThe optical effect produced when closely juxtaposed warm and cool or complementary hues create a shimmering, animated surface quality.
inSchemeWatercolor Criticism Scheme
labelChromatic vibration
scope noteDistinct from complementary contrast in that it describes the perceptual animation resulting from color adjacency rather than the structural relationship itself.
skos:altLabelChromatic oscillation, Color vibration
skos:closeMatchoptical-mixing
skos:exactMatchVibration_(color)



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