COMPLEX COLORS
Colors that display variation in texture or in the hue itself are referred to as complex. This also includes colors that change subtly under ambient light as in pearlescent or opalescent shadings. Beautiful fabrics such as silk shantung, dupioni, and taffeta, exhibit these chameleon qualities. The colors themselves are frequently described in more complex ways, often involving an “ish” word, for example: a cool, greenish blue or a subtle, mauveish purple.
Various metallic treatments have a changeable quality, especially as recent ...
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