hue

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a color or shade of color

   The sunset shifted from gold to a deep red hue.

2. 2
   noun

   the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength

   Artists often adjust hue before changing saturation or brightness.

3. 3
   verb

   to color or tint something

   The evening light hued the walls with amber.

From Middle English hewe, from Old English hiew, "appearance, form, color." Older meanings included outward form or look; the modern core narrowed toward color and shade.

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