diào
調

common
noun

Meaning of 色调

色调 means color tone; hue; the color and its intensity in a picture that expresses thoughts or emotions; mood; tone; emotional coloring (of a literary or artistic work). Pronounced sè diào.

  • color tone; hue; the color and its intensity in a picture that expresses thoughts or emotions
  • mood; tone; emotional coloring (of a literary or artistic work)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
huà
de
diào
hěn
wēn
nuǎn
 

This painting has a very warm color tone.

Hóng
huáng
shǔ
nuǎn
diào
 

Red and yellow belong to warm color tones.

Lán
绿
gòu
chéng
lěng
diào
 

Blue and green form cool color tones.

Shè
yǐng
shī
tiáo
zhěng
le
zhào
piàn
de
diào
 

The photographer adjusted the photo's color tone.