The true, actual color value of the object unaffected by shadows.
What is your ? (Absolute beginner, intermediate?) the guide to the abc's of drawing
The guide showed a charcoal smudge, a dark cloud of a shape. "Before the eagle, there was the egg. Before the oak, the acorn. Before the hand, the blob. Draw a blob. Now squint. Do you see a sleeping cat? A storm cloud? A potato wearing a hat?" The true, actual color value of the object