I have no sense of color or whether something is medium, light or dark. Usually I end up with all of my fabrics in exactly the same tone and the finished product ends up losing the pattern. I tried painting once and despite having a choice of and using bright colors, my finished product actually ended up a muddy gray-brown. Given my limitations, I am so very thankful when people post photos of their lovely quilts because then I have a starting point for the colors of my own quilt.