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Value

A term used to describe the degree of lightness and darkness of a color

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Tertiary Colors

Colors created by mixing a primary color with a secondary color.

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Tinting

Adding white pigment to a color to lighten it.

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Secondary Colors

Colors created by mixing two primary colors.

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Reflected Color

A change of hue caused when one color is reflected onto another.

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Primary Colors

Blue, yellow and red.
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Lightfast

Resisting fading on long exposure to light. A pigment's lightfastness/resistance to change depends on the chemical nature of the pigment, its concentration, and the medium in which it is employed.

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Hue

Also called a spectral color, the traditional color name given to a specific wavelength of light in the light spectrum. For example, red, green, and blue are all hues.

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Complementary Colors

Two colors that reside directly opposite each other on the color wheel. When mixed, these colors produce a neutral gray.

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Chroma

The degree of vividness of a color.

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