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Old 01-12-2003, 12:15 PM   #1
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Munsell expressed value as a measure of lightness. Munsell's scale of value ranges from Black at value 0 to White at value 10. It is important to distinguish that Munsell separated out Black and White from the hues listed above. When a color or hue has value, then it is expressed as a "Chromatic" value. Chroma is the next topic.

The black and white value scale has no hue. Here is a value scale:
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