WHITE – because of its Value of 9.22 and Chroma of 0.21. How do we know? Because we have hue, value, chroma and LRV color notations that describe what colors look like. So, we can easily sort and categorize paint colors:
Whites
Value 9.12 to 10.00
Chroma less than 0.55
Off-Whites
Value 9.12 to 10.00
Chroma 0.55 to 1.15
Light Near Neutrals
Value 8.12 up to 9.12
Chroma 0.1 to 1.00
*These colors are too dark to be considered White/Off-White
In context of its Hue Family neighborhood, 9 GY (Green-Yellow), on The Color Strategist Color Wheel. The pink arrows point to where it fits in among the other colors according to its Value of 9.22 rounded to 9.25 and Chroma of 0.21 rounded to 0.25.
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