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hue vs color

color vs hue

hue and color both are nouns.

hue is not an adjective while color is an adjective.

hue and color both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hue Yes No Yes No
color Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, color is a hypernym of hue; that is, color is a word with a broader meaning than hue:
  • hue: suffuse with color
  • color: add color to
Other hypernyms of hue include color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize.
hue (noun) color (noun)
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
the timbre of a musical sound
interest and variety and intensity
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color
hue (adjective) color (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
hue (verb) color (verb)
suffuse with color add color to
take on color or become colored change color, often in an undesired manner
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias
Difference between hue and color

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