washed-out color; color clipping; blown-out color
Photography term for areas where color information is lost due to overexposure, resulting in pure white or unnaturally bright patches.
The bright sky area ended up with washed-out color.
To prevent color clipping, you need to adjust the exposure.
Standard kanji spelling for this photography term.
Kana-mixed spelling, often used when the kanji 飛 is considered less common or for readability.
Compound of 色 (color) and 飛び (flying, skipping), from the verb 飛ぶ (to fly, to jump). The sense of 'skipping' or 'disappearing' gives the meaning of color being lost or washed out.