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simultaneous contrast

simultaneous contrast Simultaneous contrast is the visual effect in which a surface’s apparent colour or brightness is changed by the colours or brightness of other objects seen with it, especially nearby ones.

Simultaneous contrast is the visual effect in which a surface’s apparent colour or brightness is changed by the colours or brightness of other objects seen with it, especially nearby ones. The effect tends to make the difference seem stronger, often in the direction of the opposite or complementary quality.