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A farmer with very yellow teeth has a crown on #12 of the same hue family but noticeably LIGHTER than neighbors. The shade parameter most responsible for the mismatch is:
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Correct answer: A. Value
- A. Correct. Value is lightness/darkness; a crown that looks too light/bright despite matching color family is a value mismatch.
- B. Chroma is color saturation/intensity, not the lightness discrepancy described.
- C. Hue is the basic color family, which the question says already matches.
- D. Translucency affects depth/vitality but the explicit complaint ("lighter") points to value.
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