Linked Colors are a type of named color and inherit components from another color (called the parent color). You define which components you want the linked color to take from the parent named color.

For example you could create a linked RGB color that shared the Red and Green components of the parent named color, but not the Blue. Any changes to the components of the parent named color would be reflected in the linked color. If you wish to create a set of shades of the same color which are all linked so their hue can be changed simultaneously, use shade colors. For more details, see Creating named colors.