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-====== C* (Coloration) ======
+====== C* (Colouration) ======
 Having been greatly expanded from the specification in the [[dc:|original code]], this is one of the more complicated tags, since it must cover a wide variety of colors, color qualities, shades, patterns, differences between body parts, and so on. As with the [[dc2:skin type]] tag, while you //can// be very specific, it might be wiser to document only the most prominent color features, at least in casual use.
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   * **Caq**: Aquamarine. Generally presented as a light teal.
   * **Cau**: Gold, or aurum. A lustrous orange-yellow metal.
-  * **Cbk**: Black. An absence or near-absence of other color or reflection.
+  * **Cbk**: Black.
   * **Cbl**: Blue.
   * **Cbr**: Brown.
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   * **Ccu**: Copper, cuprum. The pure metal is a pinkish-orange color.
   * **Ccy**: Cyan. Between blue and green, usually a lighter shade than teal.
-  * **Ceb**: Ebony. Presumably meant to reflect the polished wood, which is shiny and black to very dark brown; there is some overlap with the darkest human skin tones and some of them are described this way.
+  * **Ceb**: Ebony. Presumably meant to reflect the polished wood, which is shiny and black to very dark brown; there is some overlap with the darkest human skin tones and some of those are described this way.
-  * **Cfs**: Flesh, human. A range from pinks to very dark browns.
+  * **Cfs**: Flesh, human. Presumably intended to cover the whole range of human skin tones from light pinks to very dark browns.
   * **Cgr**: Green.
   * **Cgy**: Grey.
-  * **Chg**: Mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum. The material is a reflective, silvery-white liquid. The quality of the color is similar to silver or chromium, butthere may be a differentiation by material here.
+  * **Chg**: Mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum. The material is a reflective, silvery-white liquid. The quality of the color is similar to silver or chromium, but there may be a differentiation by texture here.
   * **Cin**: Indigo. Usually a dark, violet-ish blue.
-  * **Civ** (Ivory)
+  * **Civ**: Ivory. As a color, usually described as an off-white with a faint tint of yellow.
-  * **Cja** (Jade)
+  * **Cja**: Jade. The material can be anywhere from white through yellow or yellowish green to a dark green; as a color it's usually thought of a somewhat unsaturated green.
-  * **Cma** (Magenta)
+  * **Cma**: Magenta. A kind of purplish-red.
-  * **Cmv** (Mauve)
+  * **Cmv**: Mauve. A pale purple.
-  * **Cor** (Orange)
+  * **Cor**: Orange.
-  * **Cpi** (Pink)
+  * **Cpi**: Pink.
-  * **Cpu** (Purple)
+  * **Cpu**: Purple. Redder than violet.
-  * **Crb** (Rainbow, a.k.a. violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red)
+  * **Crb**: Rainbow, a.k.a. violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.
-  * **Cre** (Red)
+  * **Cre**: Red.
-  * **Cta** (Tan)
+  * **Cta**: Tan. A pale brown.
-  * **Ctu** (Turquoise)
+  * **Ctu**: Turquoise. As a color, a greenish-blue similar to cyan, though generally somewhat darker or less saturated.
-  * **Cmb** (Umber)
+  * **Cmb**: Umber. Representative of an earth pigment of the same name, generally presented as a dark brown. (Famous as the basis for the more reddish burnt umber.)
-  * **Cvi** (Violet)
+  * **Cvi**: Violet. Bluer than purple, but not as blue as indigo.
-  * **Cwh** (White)
+  * **Cwh**: White.
-  * **Cye** (Yellow)
+  * **Cye**: Yellow.
-  * **C~** (Chameleonic, able to change colour at will)
+  * **C~**: Chameleonic, able to change colour at will.
-  * **C?** (Unknown)
+  * **C?**: Unknown. Presumably useful for when the color is either hidden from view or is so strange that it has no conventional designation.
-  * **C** (Colourless, e.g. ice, crystal, see-through, invisible)
+  * **C**: Colourless, e.g. ice, crystal, see-through, invisible.
 ===== Modifiers =====
 Most of these deal with shade, quality, and pattern.
+  * **+**: Put after the colour, this indicates "light". The more the plusses, the lighter the colour. For example, **Cbl+** indicates: "Light Blue".
+  * **-**: Put after the colour, this indicates "dark". The more the minuses, the lighter the colour. For example, **Cbl-** indicates: "Dark Blue".
+  * **^**: Put after the colour, this indicates "metallic". For example, **Cbl^** indicates: "Metallic Blue".
+  * **_**: Put after the colour, this indicates "transparent" or "gemstone". For example, **Cbl_** indicates "Transparent Blue", "Blue glass", or "Sapphire".
+  * **'**: Put after the colour, this indicates "fiery" or "luminescent". For example, **Cbl'** indicates "Blue flame", or "luminous Blue".
+  * **%**: Put after the colour, this indicates "pearlescent" (having the look of mother of pearl). For example, **Cbl%** indicates: "pearlescent Blue."
+  * **!**: Put after the colour, this indicates "glittery" or "sparkly". For example, **Cbl!** indicates: "glittery Blue."
+  * **|[colour]**: Put after the colour and any modifiers, this indicates "stripes". For example, **Cbl+|au** indicates: "light blue with gold stripes."
+  * **=[colour]**: Put after the colour and any modifiers, this indicates "bands". For example, **Cbl+=au** indicates: "light blue with gold bands." (I'm not clear on the difference between stripes and bands for this purpose.)
+  * **:[colour]**: Put after the colour and any modifiers, this indicates "spots". For example, **Cbl+:au** indicates: "light blue with gold spots."
+  * ***[colour]**: Put after the colour and any modifiers, this indicates "stars". For example, **Cbl+*au** indicates: "light blue with gold stars."
+  * **@[colour]**: Put after the colour and any modifiers, this indicates "mottled". For example, **Cbl+@au** indicates "light blue mottled with gold."
+  * **\[colour]**: Put after the colour and any modifiers, this indicates 'iridescence', i.e. another colour that shows under a different light or viewing angle. For example, **Cbl+\au** indicates: "light blue with gold iridescence."
+  * **/[colour]**: Mix. This goes after a colour part to indicate that one is a random mix of several colours. For example, **Cpu/ye/wh** indicates: "I have areas of purple, yellow, and white!"
+  * **#[colour]**: Put after the colour, this indicates "plaid". The first colour is the main colour of the plaid with the following colours the overlays. For example, **Cre#bl#bk** indicates: "Red Plaid with Blue and Black."
+  * **&[colour]**: Put after the colour, this indicates "patterned". The first colour is the main colour with the following colours the overlays of the pattern. For example, **Cgy&re&in+** indicates: "Grey patterned with Red and light Indigo."
+  * **&1[colour]**: Put after the colour, this indicates "marble patterned". The first colour is the main colour with the following colours the veins of the marble pattern. For example, **Cre&1re-&pu** indicates: "Red marble with Dark Red and Purple veins."
+  * **>[colour]**: In transition. For those who are changing from one colour to another. For example, Cau>ag indicates: "gold changing to silver." Presumably indicates a slower process of change than **C~** does.
 ===== Body parts =====
-As with the [[dc2:skin type]] tag, you can specify coloration on different parts of the body, separated by commas.
+As with the [[dc2:skin type]] tag, you can specify coloration on different parts of the body, separated by commas. These can be combined with each other and with the modifiers above, as in **Cre-/br,bbl+,wor_,pye,eau**: "I am a mix of dark red and brown with a light blue belly, transparent orange wings, yellow points, and golden eyes."
+  * **,a[colour]**: Arms. For example, **Cbl,apu** indicates: "Blue with purple arms."
+  * **,b[colour]**: Belly or Underside. For example, **Cbl,bpu** indicates: "Blue with a purple belly."
+  * **,c[colour]**: Claws/Feet/Hands. For example, **Cbl,cpu** indicates: "Blue with purple claws."
+  * **,e[colour]**: Eyes. For example, **Cbl,epu** indicates: "Blue with purple eyes."
+  * **,f[colour]**: Fur/Hair. For example, **Cbl,fpu** indicates: "Blue with purple fur."
+  * **,h[colour]**: Head. For example, **Cbl,hpu** indicates: "Blue with a purple head."
+  * **,k[colour]**: Crest. For example, **Cbl,kpu** indicates: "Blue with a purple crest." There is no context here to determine what counts as a crest, such as whether it must be a structure in its own right or whether a plume of feathers on the head would also count.
+  * **,l[colour]**: Legs. For example, **Cbl,lpu** indicates: "Blue with purple legs."
+  * **,n[colour]**: Neck. For example, **Cbl,npu** indicates: "Blue with a purple neck."
+  * **,p[colour]**: Points. For example, **Cbl,ppu** indicates: "Blue with purple points or highlights."
+  * **,s[colour]**: Spines. For example, **Cbl,spu** indicates: "Blue with purple spines."
+  * **,t[colour]**: Tail. For example, **Cbl,tpu** indicates: "Blue with a purple tail."
+  * **,u[colour]**: Aura. For example, **Cbl,upu** indicates: "Blue with a purple aura."
+  * **,v[colour]**: Horns/Spines. For example, **Cbl,vpu** indicates: "Blue with Purple horns." As implied by the description, there is some overlap with the same concept as **,s[colour]**, and the difference may hinge on whether they grow from the head.
+  * **,w[colour]**: Wings. For example, **Cbl,wpu** indicates: "Blue with Purple wings."