hue
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
Other meanings
The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
“In digital arts, HSV color uses hue together with saturation and value.”
character; aspect.
“This puts a completely different hue on the matter.”
Word history
From Old English "hīew".
Where this comes from
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