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| hue | the inherent color referred to by name or formula |
| saturation | the intensity of the color, the value of primary and secondary hues |
| chroma | the amount of color present in the pigment |
| value | lightness or darkness of the color |
| tint | the mixture of color with white |
| shade | the mixture of color with black |
| tones | the mixture of color with gray |
| monochromatic | a single color |
| luminance | similar to value |
| primary colors | the colors that are seen when sunlight is split by a prism |
| RGB | lighting system typically used with projected light |
| CMYK | a color system primarily used with paints, pigments or inks |
| rods | convey shades of gray or lightness |
| cones | color receptors |
| additive color | the model used to mix colored light |
| subtractive color | the model used to mix colored paints, dies, inks |
| Pantone | a common corporate matching system |
| tertiary color | color made by me to sing one primary color with one secondary color |
| secondary color | a color made by mixing two primary colors |
| color matching system (CMS) | method of specifying colors for a print job in which a book of color swatches is used for matching colors with standard inks used in commercial printing |
