COLOR  PHENOMENA Page: 04. 02
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Attributes

HUE on page 04.00
LIGHTNESS on page 04.01
SATURATION on this page
ATTRIBUTES AS A SPACE on page 04.03

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SATURATION

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Vivid COLORS and Dull COLORS
Saturation varies horizontally

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Going back to Yellow, 
how do you compare the Yellows 
of a lemon and a pear?

You might say the Yellow 
of  the lemon is brighter, 
but more to the point in this case, 
it is vivid, while the Yellow of 
the pear is dull.


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This is an other big difference, but this time one of color Saturation or vividness. 
This attribute is completely separate from those of both Hue and Lightness.

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SATURATION or
CHROMA
varies horizontally

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