coloration

IPA: kʌɫɝˈeɪʃʌn

The act or art of coloring.
The quality of being colored.
(music) A notational device for indicating hemiola through either use of red ink (in mensural black notation) or black noteheads (in mensural white notation).
(music) Ornamental division (also called passaggi, glosas, diminutions. etc.) employing rapid black notes.
Political tendency.

Examples of "coloration" in Sentences

Both can have VERY similar coats and both vary in coloration depending on the climate and geographic area.
It gives an idea of the topicality of the anthology, it has mood and subtlety in coloration, it is a nice illustration.
I went out and purchased a "souvenir plate" that looks very similar to the NM plate in coloration and simply has ROUTE 66 on it.
(Never mind that the genetic differences that determine skin coloration are so insignificant that there is no way they can account for something as complex as intelligence).