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Colour Value
The quality of lightness or darkness of a colour, independent of its hue or chroma.
“Value is one of the most frequently overlooked dimensions of colour in student work - yet it is essential for achieving both visual balance and spatial depth.”
Value describes where a colour sits on the scale from pure white to pure black. Tints have high value; shades have low value; full-strength colour sits at middle value. Managing value carefully is essential for achieving visual balance and spatial depth. Warm, dark colours advance; cool, pale colours recede. Value is one of the most frequently overlooked dimensions of colour in student work.
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