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Saturation

This describes the intensity of a color. A solid is fully saturated, while a tint of a color has less saturation.

Mathematical operators in many printers reduce or limit the saturation of images to control ink lay-down and drying characteristics.

In an image, saturation partly defines the 'contrast' quality of the image.

See Rendering Intents.


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