Term: Saturation

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Term: Saturation

Definition:

The attribute of color that expresses the degree of departure from a gray of the same lightness. When a color has no saturation, it is a shade of gray. Saturation describes the purity of a color, and along with hue and brightness is among the three attributes that specify a color.

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