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Color Value

By Janet Wickell, About.com

The royal blue strip is "dark" when paired with lighter blue, but becomes "light" when paired with navy.

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Definition: Color value refers to how dark or light a color is. Pieces of quilting fabrics cut from colors of the same value blend when sewn side by side. Fabrics of contrasting color values have clearly defined edges when sewn together.

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