92THREE DIMENSIONS OF COLOR
Colors can be described according to attributes scaled in three dimensions—hue, lightness, and chroma—or three similar terms
The perception of color has three attributes. Although the terminology varies depending on the discipline, and the definitions are not the same, the three attributes of color can be described as:
- 1. Hue
- 2. Lightness (value, brightness)
- 3. Chroma (colorfulness, chromaticness, saturation, intensity)
Hue is the degree to which a color looks red, yellow, green, or blue. Lightness is the variation in the color from dark to light. Chroma is related to the visual power of a color from strong to ...
Get Universal Principles of Color now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
