Ma'anar ƙamus na "cryptic coloration" yana nufin kamanni na halitta ko launin kariya na kwayoyin halitta wanda ke ba ta damar haɗawa da kewayenta da kuma guje wa ganowa daga mafarauta ko ganima. Wannan nau'in launin yakan ƙunshi alamu da launuka waɗanda suka dace da bango ko kwaikwayi yanayin yanayin da kwayoyin halitta ke rayuwa a ciki. Cryptic launi ya zama ruwan dare gama gari a cikin nau'ikan dabbobi, gami da kwari, tsuntsaye, dabbobi masu rarrafe, da dabbobi masu shayarwa, kuma yana da mahimmancin daidaitawa don rayuwa a cikin daji.