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| − | '''lightness''' ( | + | '''lightness''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[Category:No plural]][[:Category:No plural|no plural]]; ''synonym:'' [[colour brightness]], ''no plural'') – a relative quality of colour in comparison to a reference value; one of three main attributes of colour (''see'' [[hue]], [[chroma]], [[lightness]]); e. g., the pale yellow colour of a lemon has a lighter tint than the deep yellow of a banana, the grey of the sky is brighter than the grey of tar. ''Related terms:'' [[colour value]]. |
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lightness (noun,no plural; synonym: colour brightness, no plural) – a relative quality of colour in comparison to a reference value; one of three main attributes of colour (see hue, chroma, lightness); e. g., the pale yellow colour of a lemon has a lighter tint than the deep yellow of a banana, the grey of the sky is brighter than the grey of tar. Related terms: colour value.
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