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Munsell color system

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A man named Albert made a way to name colors.

Albert-munsell.jpg
Albert-munsell.jpg
He used three parts. One part is the color. One part is how light it is. One part is how strong it is.
Munsell-system.svg
Munsell-system.svg
This helps us talk about colors. Do you have a favorite color?

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File:Munsell-system.svg
Munsell-system.svg
File:Munsell hue wheel equal value and chroma.png
Munsell hue wheel equal value and chroma.png
File:Runge Farbenkugel.jpg
Runge Farbenkugel.jpg
File:Albert-munsell.jpg
Albert-munsell.jpg
File:Munsell Books.jpg
Munsell Books.jpg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.4 | Vital Level 5