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Property of a color
Lightness is a visual perception of the luminance ( L ) {\displaystyle (L)} of an object. It is often judged relative to a similarly lit object. In colorimetry
Lightness
1984 Czech novel by Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Czech: Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí) is a 1984 novel by Milan Kundera about two women, two men, a dog, and their lives
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The_Unbearable_Lightness_of_Being
Lightness is a philosophical concept most closely associated with continental philosophy and existentialism, which is used in ontology. The term "lightness"
Lightness_(philosophy)
Topics referred to by the same term
Unbearable Lightness may refer to: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, a 1984 novel written by Czech author Milan Kundera The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Unbearable_Lightness
1988 American drama film
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 American romantic drama film, an adaptation of the 1984 novel by Milan Kundera. It was directed by Philip
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film)
The_Unbearable_Lightness_of_Being_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up lightness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lightness may refer to: Lightness, a property of a color Lightness (philosophy), a philosophical
Lightness_(disambiguation)
Alternative representations of the RGB color model
image analysis and computer vision. HSL stands for hue, saturation, and lightness, and is often also called HLS. HSV stands for hue, saturation, and value
HSL_and_HSV
2017 studio album by Gang of Youths
Go Farther in Lightness is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths, released on 18 August 2017 by Mosy Recordings.
Go_Farther_in_Lightness
Shade of the color gray
tone that is perceptually about halfway between black and white on a lightness scale; in photography and printing, it is typically defined as 18% reflectance
Middle_gray
Varieties of the color green
green may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation or intensity) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities
Shades_of_green
Perceived intensity of a specific color
describe the object color. It is how different from a grey of the same lightness such an object color appears to be. Saturation is the "colorfulness of
Colorfulness
Fine motor skills used to entertain or manipulate
Sleight of hand (also known as prestidigitation or legerdemain (/ˌlɛdʒərdəˈmeɪn/ ) comprises fine motor skills used by performing artists in different
Sleight_of_hand
2016 Indian film
The Unbearable Being of Lightness is a 2016 documentary film directed by Ramchandra PN. The Unbearable Being of Lightness covers events surrounding the
The Unbearable Being of Lightness
The_Unbearable_Being_of_Lightness
Standard color space with color-opponent values
device-independent color designed to improve perceptual uniformity, hue and lightness prediction, color blending, and usability while ensuring numerical stability
Oklab_color_space
Mixture of a color with white or black
color theory, a tint is a mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness. A tone
Tint,_shade_and_tone
1988 soundtrack album by Various artists
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Original Soundtrack Recording is the official soundtrack album for the 1988 film of the same name, an adaptation of
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (soundtrack)
The_Unbearable_Lightness_of_Being_(soundtrack)
2006 South Korean film
Between Love and Hate (also known as The Unbearable Lightness of Dating) is a 2006 South Korean film starring Kim Seung-woo and Jang Jin-young, and is
Between Love and Hate (2006 film)
Between_Love_and_Hate_(2006_film)
American film director and screenwriter
fantasy, erotica, western, and crime. Kaufman’s film The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Philip_Kaufman
2011 studio album by Young Widows
In and Out of Youth and Lightness is the third studio album by the American rock band Young Widows. The album was released on April 8, 2011, through Temporary
In and Out of Youth and Lightness
In_and_Out_of_Youth_and_Lightness
Property of a color
[self-published source?] lightness, and brightness. Usually, colors with the same hue are distinguished with adjectives referring to their lightness or colorfulness
Hue
Color space
colors based on three properties of color: hue (basic color), value (lightness), and chroma (color intensity). It was created by Albert H. Munsell in
Munsell_color_system
Season of television series
reference: The 2009 film Inglourious Basterds. 61 18 "The Unblairable Lightness of Being" Janice Cooke-Leonard Jeanne Leitenberg April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12)
Gossip_Girl_season_3
Perceptual phenomenon
red-green colorblindness cannot distinguish the differences between the lightness of the colors, and certain colors do not have significant effect. Two
Helmholtz–Kohlrausch_effect
space is necessarily 3D; it is generally assigned such that one is the lightness and the other two the chroma. A uniform color space is useful for a wide
List of color spaces and their uses
List_of_color_spaces_and_their_uses
Variety of the color blue
hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities
Shades_of_blue
2015 Chinese-Hong Kong film by Clara Law
The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan (Chinese: 暴走神探), also known as Shanghai Noir, is a 2015 comedy action romance suspense film directed by Clara
The Unbearable Lightness of Inspector Fan
The_Unbearable_Lightness_of_Inspector_Fan
Art or other objects that appeal to popular rather than high art tastes
kitsch is a central motif in Milan Kundera's 1984 novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Towards the end of the novel, the book's narrator posits that
Kitsch
Season of television series
episode is dedicated to John Ritter. 169 20 "Hank's Back" "The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hank" Robin Brigstocke Aron Abrams & Gregory Thompson May 9, 2004 (2004-05-09)
King_of_the_Hill_season_8
Australian rock band
2017 Gang of Youths released their second studio album, Go Farther in Lightness, which was preceded by their first Australian top 50 single, "Let Me Down
Gang_of_Youths
2026 drama film by Simon Stone
Rocky, including montages. They also included a good deal of humor and lightness in the script. The title of the film refers to Elsinore and Elsinore Castle
Elsinore_(film)
Tenth season of American Horror Story
fascinating and interesting, and I think he has a soul. There's both a lightness and a darkness with Macaulay Culkin that I'm attracted to. —Murphy on
American Horror Story: Double Feature
American_Horror_Story:_Double_Feature
Australian actor (1979–2008)
ISBN 978-0-85965-427-2 (13). Scott, A. O. "An Appraisal: Prince of Intensity with a Lightness of Touch" Archived 1 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times
Heath_Ledger
Season of television series
"Bart's Not Dead" as a different character. The episode "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" was delayed from the previous season, with the original
The_Simpsons_season_31
Czech and French novelist (1929–2023)
Czech citizenship in 2019. Kundera's best-known work is The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Before the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the country's ruling Communist
Milan_Kundera
Varieties of the color red
in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness), lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities
Shades_of_red
Proprietary perceptual color model
component (c = 0), lightness is defined as v = 100 − s 100 . {\displaystyle v={\frac {100-s}{100}}.} For chromatic colors, the NCS lightness is determined
Natural_Color_System
× blue) CIE L*a*b* values sRGB value expressed as hue, saturation and lightness (HSL) device-independent CMYK value: cyan, magenta, yellow, black or key
List_of_RAL_colours
Standard color space with color-opponent values
(abbreviated CIE) in 1976. It expresses color as three values: L* for perceptual lightness and a* and b* for the four unique colors of human vision: red, green,
CIELAB_color_space
Balance of visual elements in an image
figure inserted in an image can be determined using the lightness of the figure, the lightness of the ground and their sizes and positions interactions
Visual_weight
Kāyalahutā - lightness of mental body (or lightness of cetasikas) Cittalahutā - lightness of consciousness (or lightness of citta) These two mental factors have
Lahutā
Varieties of the color yellow
in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities
Shades_of_yellow
American actress and director (born 1990)
subtle, knowable and then suddenly distant" and highlighted the "brilliant lightness of touch" in her approach to the film's twist. For the performance, Stewart
Kristen_Stewart
1999 film by the Wachowskis
and Moss's grace. He designed Moss's moves to suit her deftness and lightness. Prior to pre-production, Reeves underwent spinal fusion surgery on his
The_Matrix
English actor (born 1957)
Beautiful Laundrette (1985), A Room with a View (1985), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He earned three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his
Daniel_Day-Lewis
1997 studio album by Brian Eno
"Lightness" (subtitled: Music for the Marble Palace – The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg) is the sixteenth solo studio album by Brian Eno, released
Lightness: Music for the Marble Palace – The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
Lightness:_Music_for_the_Marble_Palace_–_The_State_Russian_Museum,_St._Petersburg
Principles to describe the practical behavior of colors
or dimmer by adjusting their brightness, or energy level; in painting, lightness is adjusted through mixture with white, black, or a color's complement
Color_theory
1988 novel by Milan Kundera
that includes The Book of Laughter and Forgetting and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Divided into seven parts, the novel centers on Agnes, her husband
Immortality_(novel)
Swedish actress (born 1955)
breakthrough in the role of a free-spirited artist in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award
Lena_Olin
Swedish actor (born 1951)
Skarsgård's early English-speaking film roles include The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Good Will Hunting (1997)
Stellan_Skarsgård
Outfit using only variations of one color
that uses only variations of a single color, usually differing only in lightness and darkness. The term may also mean a dress combination that uses only
Monochrome_outfit
2016 aircraft accident in Russia
thrust consistent with the windshear escape manoeuver, combined with the lightness of the aircraft, led to the excessive nose-up attitude. In light of the
Flydubai_Flight_981
French fashion company
Cacharel designs are characterized by their youthful style, femininity, lightness, refinement, and use of bright colours. Cacharel is named after the local
Cacharel
17th episode of the 31st season of The Simpsons
Smith as himself Episode chronology ← Previous "Better Off Ned" Next → "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" The Simpsons season 31 List of episodes
Highway_to_Well
Varieties of the color black
colors that differ only slightly from pure black. These colors have a low lightness. From a photometric point of view, a color which differs slightly from
Shades_of_black
Image processing technique
employed by Land and McCann in 1971 was Retinex, inspired by theories of lightness perception [3].This method is inspired by the eye’s biological mechanisms
Tone_mapping
Varieties of the color orange
in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities
Shades_of_orange
Grade of crude oil used as a benchmark in oil pricing
acceptable lightness and sweetness. Crude oil lightness is characterized by oil gravity, and crude oil sweetness by sulfur content. Measurements of lightness and
West_Texas_Intermediate
Australian-American actress (born 1973)
2011. In 2010, de Rossi published her autobiography, titled Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain, within which she wrote about the trauma and
Portia_de_Rossi
without Dark and Light prefixes. Several groups of colors share the same lightness or brightness and saturation. These nuances differ only by hue. 100%/25%
X11_color_names
Style of furniture characterized by curved forms, lightness, comfort and asymmetry
of the Louis XV period (1715–1774) is characterized by curved forms, lightness, comfort and asymmetry; it replaced the more formal, boxlike and massive
Louis_XV_furniture
British pastry dessert
that contains no cheese. It was described by Will Self in The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Prawn Cracker (2012) as "...not cake at all but rather a square
London_Cheesecake
Sculpture by Donatello
Donatello is that of white poplar. Wood was still used for crucifixes for its lightness. It was also inexpensive and convenient for transporting long distances
Penitent Magdalene (Donatello)
Penitent_Magdalene_(Donatello)
2004 EP by Death Cab for Cutie
and released previously: A new version of the Death Cab for Cutie song "Lightness" was also recorded during these sessions, and it was released on "The
Studio_X_Sessions_EP
Light one-handed sword designed for thrusting
rapier. This triangular cross-section may be hollow ground for additional lightness. Many small swords of the period between the 17th and 18th centuries were
Small_sword
Grid-like structure of threads or yarns
sheet-like, and provides a degree of transparency, as well as flexibility and lightness. Nets have been constructed by human beings since at least the Mesolithic
Net_(device)
Graphical file manager for Unix
operating systems, written by Roland Baudin. Its stated goals are simplicity, lightness and ease of use. It is written in the programming language C++ using the
Xfe
Edge of the visible surface of the Moon
Two contrasting lightnesses of the lunar disc at crescent phase, overexposed to show earthshine. Across the Moon, the lunar terminator is visible, the
Lunar_limb
Racquet sport
net shots are especially important for high-level singles players. The lightness of modern racquets allows players to use a very short hitting action for
Badminton
Color appearance model
technically defined dimensions of color appearance: brightness (luminance), lightness, colorfulness, chroma, saturation, and hue. Brightness is the subjective
CIECAM02
Australian musician
on the band's first two albums, The Positions (2015) and Go Farther in Lightness (2017), finding lyrical inspiration from personal hardships including
David_Le'aupepe
American assault rifle
military extensively tested the AR-15. Positive evaluations emphasized its lightness, "lethality", and reliability. However, the Army Materiel Command criticized
M16_rifle
December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) Please don't start rumors. 346 8 "The Unbearable Lightness of Zero" December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08) (FIRST) December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)
List_of_Red_vs._Blue_episodes
the comedy of living with political criticism. His novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being is well known and received wide international exposure as a very
Meanings of minor-planet names: 7001–8000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_7001–8000
differences without having to hold the luminance constant. He defined a lightness index W* by simplifying expressions suggested earlier by Ladd and Pinney
CIE_1964_color_space
Rare or fictional material
for a nuclear rocket, unobtainium might have the needed qualities of lightness, strength at high temperatures, and resistance to radiation damage; a
Unobtainium
Species of plant (fern)
hemispheres. Originally native to Eurasia and North America, the extreme lightness of its spores has led to it achieving a cosmopolitan distribution. It
Pteridium_aquilinum
Traditional Bengali sari
women. Tant sari are woven from cotton threads and distinguished by its lightness and transparency. It is considered to be the most comfortable sari for
Tant_sari
2012 film by Marc Webb
spider, then why not actually bring in the physicality of a spider? The lightness, the stillness, the patience, and how that changes a 17-year-old boy.
The_Amazing_Spider-Man_(film)
Ratiometric definition of luminance
response to lightness/darkness/brightness. For L*a*b* and L*u*v* space, the L ∗ {\displaystyle L^{*}} component is perceptual lightness (also known as
Relative_luminance
Color dimensions Hue Dichromatism Colorfulness Pastel colors Luminance Lightness Darkness Brightness Iridescence Fluorescence Grayscale Tint, shade and
Lists_of_colors
Color notation system for computer applications
e. black, white and gray, only the latter can be modified and only by lightness. To form named hues, the seven chromatic base colors, i.e. red, orange
Color_Naming_System
policy issues that President-elect Obama could face. 491 "The Unbearable Lightness Of Supreme Being" Michael Phelps (sings) "It's Beginning to Look a Lot
List of The Colbert Report episodes (2008)
List_of_The_Colbert_Report_episodes_(2008)
Color reproduction capability
infinite visible wavelengths that there are, meaning that they have a lightness of 0 with respect to white, and will also have 0 chroma, but, of course
Gamut
Motor vehicle
Sport/Rallye cars, produced in small numbers. In the 1988 film The Unbearable Lightness of Being, protagonist Tomas drives an S 100. As the action takes place
Škoda_100
Type of halftoning
that will separate lightness, hue and saturation channels, so that a higher weight for error diffusion will be given to the lightness channel, than to the
Error_diffusion
Color space
chromaticities of the two colors mixed, unless they both have the same lightness. CIELUV is an Adams chromatic valence color space and is an update of
CIELUV
American record company executive involved with Creedence Clearwater Revival
from the book by Paul Theroux. In 1988, Zaentz produced The Unbearable Lightness of Being, based on the Milan Kundera novel. The adaptation was directed
Saul_Zaentz
and lacks some of the safety features of the Colt pistol. It is this lightness and lack of safety features that make this a fast gun. At one time the
Star_Model_S
Three-dimensional representation of a color space
dimension allows a color solid to depict the three dimensions of color: lightness (gradations of light and dark, tints or shades), hue, and colorfulness
Color_solid
Mathematical book authored by Galileo Galilei
“violent” upward-projectile motion), both the heaviness/lightness of the body and the heaviness/lightness of the medium are to be compared, for if water were
De_motu_antiquiora
German television series
November 14, 2025 (2025-11-14) 11 5 "Trügerische Leichtigkeit" "Deceptive Lightness" Martin Schreier Marlene Melchior November 21, 2025 (2025-11-21) 12 6
Maxton Hall—The World Between Us
Maxton_Hall—The_World_Between_Us
1988 book based on lectures by Italo Calvino
millennium. He intended to devote one lecture to each of six qualities: lightness, quickness, exactitude, visibility, multiplicity, and consistency. Though
Six Memos for the Next Millennium
Six_Memos_for_the_Next_Millennium
TSL color space (Tint, Saturation and Lightness) is a perceptual color space which defines color as tint (the degree to which a stimulus can be described
TSL_color_space
2026 studio album by Thundercat
HotNewHipHop wrote, "Even with heavier themes, Thundercat keeps his signature lightness intact, balancing introspection with humor and warmth. At this point,
Distracted_(album)
American architect (1867–1959)
may be patterned), and one rear or inside face, generally coffered, for lightness". In 1903, while Wright was designing a house for Edwin Cheney (a neighbor
Frank_Lloyd_Wright
does not define a luminance or lightness component, but the Y tristimulus value of the XYZ color space or a lightness index similar to W* of the CIE 1964
CIE_1960_color_space
Tragedy by William Shakespeare
brawling love, O loving hate, O any thing of nothing first create! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, Feather of lead
Romeo_and_Juliet
1991 biographical film by Barry Levinson
Roger Ebert gave the film four of four stars, saying "Bugsy moves with a lightness that belies its strength. It is a movie that vibrates with optimism and
Bugsy
Stylistic features that are included within an art piece
color, like red, blue or yellow. The next property is value, meaning the lightness or darkness of the hue. The last is chroma or intensity, distinguishing
Elements_of_art
Comedy play by William Shakespeare
to male anxieties about women's "sharp tongues and proneness to sexual lightness". In the play's patriarchal society, the men's loyalties are governed
Much_Ado_About_Nothing
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