<p>A paint that is "Rich in pigment" has a higher concentration of pigment (and less white filler). A paint that is rich in crimson or ultramarine pigment has high saturation. A paint that is rich in umber or black pigment has low saturation.</p>

<p>So the term "rich" can't be consistently translated into the "hue, saturation, value" system of designating colors. Some rich colors have high saturation, and some rich colors have low saturation.</p>

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<p>"Rich" usually just means "a lot of".
You have to gather from the context what it's describing.  </p>

<ul>
<li>A rich cake has a lot of sugar and/or butter.  </li>
<li>A rich person has a lot of money.  </li>
</ul>

<p>I'm sure while reading a text about color,
people would gather that you are talking about a lot of color.<br>
I don't think they'd recognize the connection with value though,
unless you made a point to specify it in the text.</p>

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<p>This is for a research paper and I used the term richness to refer to saturation and value. Is this a valid term to use for the combination of the two?</p>

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You might find www.huevaluechroma.com useful
marts
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I searched on google "rich saturation value" and got http://www.ni.com/white-paper/2723/en/
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What does a pigment's richness refer to?
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# What does a pigment's richness refer to?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-24)

This is for a research paper and I used the term richness to refer to saturation and value. Is this a valid term to use for the combination of the two?

**Tags:** terminology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You might find www.huevaluechroma.com useful  
> **username_0**: I searched on google "rich saturation value" and got http://www.ni.com/white-paper/2723/en/  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-17. Score: 1

A paint that is "Rich in pigment" has a higher concentration of pigment (and less white filler). A paint that is rich in crimson or ultramarine pigment has high saturation. A paint that is rich in umber or black pigment has low saturation.

So the term "rich" can't be consistently translated into the "hue, saturation, value" system of designating colors. Some rich colors have high saturation, and some rich colors have low saturation.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-15. Score: 0

"Rich" usually just means "a lot of".
You have to gather from the context what it's describing.

* A rich cake has a lot of sugar and/or butter.
* A rich person has a lot of money.

I'm sure while reading a text about color,
people would gather that you are talking about a lot of color.  
I don't think they'd recognize the connection with value though,
unless you made a point to specify it in the text.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/58778/discussion-on-answer-by-username_3-what-does-a-pigments-richness-refer-to).  

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