Saturation describes the relationship of pigment content to vehicle contained in a given amount of paint. Of or pertaining to a particular color's hue and saturation. Color - The character of a surface that results when vision responds to the wavelength of light that is reflected from that surface. Local color - Naturalistic color. The characteristic of a color that is determined by the amount of light reflected from it.
Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a tone.
High intensity colors are vivid, colors of low intensity are dull. Transparency - The characteristic of a color that allows light to pass through and be reflected by the underlying surface. The opposite of the above. Tint - The result when a color is mixed with white. Shade - The result when a color is mixed with black.