Design Nomenclature / Color
Achromatic
Also called neutral, greyscale, grayscale
- Color
- Composition
- 2D & 3D
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Having no hue: black, white, and the greys between, sitting on the central axis of any color solid where chroma is zero. Achromatic work is not colorless work — it isolates value and forces the structure into the open, which is why the greyscale proof remains the fastest test of whether a layout is actually working.
Not to be confused with
Origin
Greek a-, 'without', plus khrōma, 'color'.