See hue in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size:
color, shade, tint, tone. See colorsThe degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment:
gradation, shade, tinge, tint. See colorsA shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation:
cast, tinge, tint, tone. See colors
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