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Intensity (color property)

Scope note

Use for the strength or purity of a color, determined by the quality of light reflected from it; a vivid color is of high intensity, a dull color of low intensity. AFTP

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300065467

Broader Terms used

<color properties>

Term used for

chroma
saturation

Created

12yrs ago

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