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Three attributes of Color

 "Hue","Brightness","Chroma",are the three attributes of Color.

Hue

 Hue is shade, tint,and color.Main hues include red, blue, green, yellow, purple, etc. The colors make a circle, and when placed around an object of neutral they are called the color wheel. There are many color relationships, such as those colors located opposite on the color wheel being called complementary colors, or contrasting colors.



Brightness

 Brightness expresses the brightness of a color. As the numerical value becomes higher, the color becomes lighter,as it becomes lower, more dark. It becomes white if the brightness is 100%.,and it becomes black if the brightness is 0%.



Chroma

 Chroma saturation means the vividness of a color,Colors become more vibrant at a higher number. It's also called saturation.It is to quantify the purity of a color. There are many bright colors from almost colorless to brilliant colors in the same color tones. The degree of saturation is simply called saturation.