Hue: This is the name of a colour within a spectrum colour. For example, Prussian Blue, Ultramarine Blue and Cerulean Blue are all blues which are close in hue. When describing close or similar colours, the word hue is often used.

 

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Hue: A specific color from within the visible spectrum of white light: e.g., red, green, blue.

Huehuetenango: One of the better coffees of Guatemala.

Saturated Color: Pure color hue, undiluted by other colors, white or gray, i.e. The primary colors, red, yellow and blue are saturated colors.

Simultaneous Contrast: Effect that adjacent color hues have upon each other.

Munsell System: Is a method of precise color description, based on comparison with comprehensive hue and saturation charts. Has closest application to pigments, whereas the cie system relates directly to light.

Guatamala: Guatemala is a complex coffee origin. Strictly Hard Bean grade coffees from the central highlands (Antigua, Atitlan,) tend to exhibit a rich, spicy or floral acidity and excellent body. Coff . . . View Full Definition

Grue Language: In linguistic anthropology, any language using a single word to describe both the hue of green and the hue of blue simultaneously is called a 'grue' language. An example is Welsh, in which t . . . View Full Definition

Euphuism: Not to be confused with euphemism, above, euphuism is a highly ornate style of writing popularized by John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578). The style is sententious, relies heavily . . . View Full Definition

Color Circle: Chart of spectrum hues presented as a circle.

Absinthe: Absinthe reached its peak of popularity and notoriety around the end of the nineteenth century and is now illegal not only in the United States but in Switzerland, the place of its origin. A . . . View Full Definition