@@ -788,7 +788,8 @@ the color functions could only specify colors in an absolute manner,
788788by directly specifying all of the color channels.
789789
790790The new <dfn export>relative color</dfn> syntax
791- allows existing colors to be modified
791+ extends [=modern color syntax=]
792+ to allow existing colors to be modified
792793using the color functions:
793794if an <dfn>origin color</dfn> is specified,
794795then each color channel can <em> either</em> be directly specified,
@@ -806,6 +807,7 @@ The precise details of each function's changes to accomodate [=relative colors=]
806807but they all follow a common structure:
807808
808809* An [=origin color=] can be specified with a ''from <<color>>'' value at the start of the function.
810+ * The origin color and the relative color need not use the same color function.
809811* If an [=origin color=] is specified,
810812 the remaining arguments can either be specified directly, as normal,
811813 be specified as a <dfn>channel keyword</dfn>
@@ -816,8 +818,7 @@ but they all follow a common structure:
816818 If the alpha value is omitted, however,
817819 it defaults to taking from the [=origin color=]
818820 (rather than defaulting to ''100%'' , as it does in the absolute syntax).
819- * Relative color syntax only applies to the modern
820- (space separated components, / separator for alpha) syntax.
821+ * Relative color syntax only applies to the [=modern color syntax=] .
821822 It <em> cannot</em> be used with <a>legacy color syntax</a>
822823 and attempting to do so is an error.
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