Question

1. choose the best answer. how light or dark a color is known as ____.

○ saturation
○ value
○ hue
○ pigment

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Saturation refers to the intensity of a color, not lightness/darkness.
• Hue is the actual color (like red, blue), not about light/dark.
• Pigment is a substance that gives color, not related to lightness/darkness.
• Value in color theory is defined as how light or dark a color is.

Answer:

C. value (assuming the options are labeled with "value" as the correct choice for how light or dark a color is)