Color Terminology
Color is An element of art with three properties:
Color is An element of art with three properties:
- hue or tint, the color name, e.g., red, yellow, blue, etc
- intensity, the purity and strength of a color, e.g., bright red or dull red; and
- value, the lightness or darkness of a color
A color's purity of hue; its intensity. A pure hue has the highest saturation. A brilliant color is strongly saturated, and also very light in value. A deep color is also highly saturated, but has little lightness.
e color is little saturated and has great lightness.
tint - A soft and light color — one to which white has been added. For example, white added to green makes a lighter green tint. Value changes from pure hues are called tints and shades.
tone- quality of a color, arising from its saturation , intensity , luminosity (brightness and dullness), and temperature (warm and cool); or to create such a quality in a color. To tone down is to make a color less vivid, harsh, or violent; moderate. To tone up is to make one become brighter or more vigorous. Tonality can refer to the general effect in painting of light, color, and shade, or the relative range of these qualities in color schemes.