Color

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Auxochrome

An auxochrome is a group of atoms attached to a chromophore which modifies the ability of that chromophore to absorb light. They themselves fail…

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Dichromatism

Dichromatism (or polychromatism) is a phenomenon where a material or solution's hue is dependent on both the concentration of the…

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Lightness

In colorimetry and color theory, lightness, also known as value or tone, is a representation of variation in the perception…

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Tints and shades

In color theory, a tint is the mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, and a shade is…

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Color solid

A color solid is the three-dimensional representation of a color model, an analog of the two-dimensional color wheel. The added…

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Chromaticity

Chromaticity is an objective specification of the quality of a color regardless of its luminance. Chromaticity consists of two independent…

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Polychrome brickwork

Polychrome brickwork is a style of architectural brickwork which emerged in the 1860s as a feature of gothic revival architecture,…

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Polychrome

Polychrome is the "'practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to…

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Analogous colors

Analogous colors are groups of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, sharing a common…

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Monochromatic color

Monochromatic colors are all the colors (tones, tints and shades ) of a single hue. Monochromatic color schemes are derived…

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Color picker

A color picker (also color chooser or color tool), is a graphical user interface widget, usually found within graphics software…

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Color scheme

In color theory, a color scheme is the choice of colors used in design for a range of media. For…

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Pastel color

Pastels or pastel colors are the family of colors which, when described in the HSV color space, have high value…

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Tertiary color

A tertiary color is a color made by mixing full saturation of one primary color with half saturation of another…

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Color mixing

There are two types of color mixing: Additive and Subtractive. In both cases, there are three primary colors, three secondary…

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