Meanings
nouncolor constancy (plural color constancies)
plural color constancies
- The ability of visual system to perceive an object's color as stable and consistent, even when the actual light illuminating it changes dramatically; famously demonstrated with the checker shadow illusion.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions
Similar
colour constancy
Broader
constancyperceptual constancy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
color constancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20constancy
MLA
“color constancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20constancy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “color constancy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20constancy.
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