Brightness
Brightness noun - The quality or state of having or giving off light.
Color and brightness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Color" instead a noun "Brightness".
Color
Color noun - A property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished.
Usage example: a shirt that is available in every color of the rainbow
Brightness and color are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brightness" instead a noun "Color".
Both words in one sentence
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When infused with Stormlight, they glow; the brightness and color of the light depends on the size and type of gemstone, respectively.
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Weird Moon: Lunares is this by virtue of being both the moon AND the sun, with day and night being caused by it changing color and brightness.
Source: Video Game / Fantasy Life - You didn't look at the specific colors to work out what it was, you looked at the width and pattern of the stripes, and the relative brightness and color values secondarily.
Source: Newer Than They Think
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