KYOCERA KM-C2230 Software Guide

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About Color

Everybody has an idea of what hue an object has, for example, an apple is 
red, a lemon is yellow, and the sky is blue. Hue is the tint by which the color of 
an object is classifi ed as red, yellow, blue, etc.

Brightness is the degree of lightness in a color, 
as compared with another color, which makes it 
a light color or a dark color. For example, when 
comparing the yellow of a lemon and the yellow 
of a grapefruit, it is obvious that the yellow of 
the lemon is brighter. But what about when 
comparing the yellow of a lemon and the red of 
a bean? Obviously, the yellow of the lemon is 
brighter. Brightness is this degree of lightness 
that enables comparison regardless of the hue.

What makes the difference between the 
yellow of a lemon and the yellow a pear? By 
saying that the lemon is a more vivid yellow 
and the pear is a duller yellow, the difference 
between the two colors is stated in terms 
of saturation, as opposed to brightness. As 
opposed to hue and brightness, saturation is 
the characteristic that indicates the degree of 
vividness.

Darker

Lighter

More vivid

Duller