If you wish to use the pattern for other personal use, please see our Usage Notes page. The third major descriptor of a color is saturation, also known as intensity. We looked at value and hue in the first two color workshops. A color is described by its hue, value and saturation. The saturation of a color is the purity of a color.
Pure colors are intense, diluted colors are duller.
A hue that is made less saturated by adding white is known as a tint. When a large amount of white is added we call the color a pastel and when even more is added we call it a blush. Tints are often associated with morning, spring, air, babies, sweetness or softness. Shades of yellow become olive or gold, violets become deep, reds can move toward violet or burgundy and oranges toward brown. A tone of a hue can be either higher or lower or equal in value to the pure hue.