what is monochromatic

Monochromatic refers to something that is composed of or appears to have only one color or hue. In physics, monochromatic light refers to electromagnetic radiation that contains a narrow range of wavelengths. In art, a monochromatic color scheme is a color palette that uses a single color as the basis for all shades and hues found within the image, with variations in the hue and incorporation of tones, shades, and tints of the hue. The shade of color is varied by changes made to the saturation and/or brightness of the base color, and white and black are always present as the two extremes on either end of the spectrum for whichever color is chosen for the monochromatic color scheme.