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How many independent properties of colour does this lesson distinguish?
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- Hue is one of them.
- Hue, value and saturation.
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3
Why
Three: hue, value and saturation. They vary independently, which is why naming a colour as "red" specifies almost nothing, a dark unsaturated red and a light intense one share only their hue and will do completely different work in a picture.
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