Also means
shade
Usage Note
Farbton denotes a specific tint or shade, combining Farbe and Ton. Use it for nuance: ein wärmerer Farbton. The plural is the umlauted Farbtöne.
Examples
"Der Farbton wirkt im Tageslicht völlig anders."
Natural Translation
The hue looks completely different in daylight.
Literal Translation
The hue works in-the daylight completely different.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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