Meanings of almost monochromatic in English

These melancholy, almost monochromatic images are the starting points for the paintings upstairs.

She was almost monochromatic, with bleached hair, pale skin, and eyes the shade of old dishwater.

On land, Antarctica is almost monochromatic.

The scenes in Tehran are filmed in a muted, almost monochromatic style approximating newsreels, whereas lush colors explode in the scenes in the orchard.