Difference between colour saturation / temperature

After completing the exercise about how exposure affects colour, I'm wondering whether or not I'm clear with concepts such as colour temperature or saturation.
I understand well how temperature is perceived as a whole in an image but not sure what is the difference between a saturated colour or temperature of colour.

Is a darker colour warmer? is it less/more saturated? I'm a bit confused here.

Here is the definition of colour saturation found on the webopedia:

"In graphics and imaging, color saturation is used to describe the intensity of color in the image. A saturated image has overly bright colors. Using a graphics editing program you can increase saturation on under-exposed images, or vise versa."

Here is the definition found on webopedia on colour temperature:

"Color temperature refers to a characterization of the spectral properties of a light source and is commonly used during the production phase in the film and photography industries. Low color temperature is the warmer, more yellow to red light while high color temperature is the colder, more blue light. Daylight, for example, has a lower color temperature near dawn and a higher one during the day. The standard unit of measurement for color temperature is Kelvin (K). Some typical color values include the following;
  • candles or oil lamps: 1000K
  • household light bulbs: 2500K
  • bright sunshine on a clear day: 6000K
  • very overcast sky: 10,000K
"

I'm not sure yet I understand the difference or relationship between a satured colour and its temperature.

A more satured colour would then be warmer?
A washed out colour colder?

That's where I now stand..

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