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Cool colors

Scope note

Colors commonly associated with air, sky, and water, such as green, greenish blue, and violet, which suggest coolness and which normally appear to recede.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056133

Broader Terms used

<color types>

Term used for

colors, cool

Equivalent Terms used

cool color

Created

13yrs ago

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