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| − | The perceived color of an object. Hue is determined by the wavelength distribution of radiation emitted from a surface. The radiant energy is processed by the human eye and perceived as a color, i.e., red, blue, yellow, etc. Hue is one of the three coordinates used in the [[Munsell color system|Munsell system]] of color notation. In the Munsell color system there are ten major divisions of hue: R-Red | + | The perceived color of an object. Hue is determined by the wavelength distribution of radiation emitted from a surface. The radiant energy is processed by the human eye and perceived as a color, i.e., red, blue, yellow, etc. Hue is one of the three coordinates used in the [[Munsell color system|Munsell system]] of color notation. In the Munsell color system there are ten major divisions of hue: |
| + | * R-Red | ||
| + | * BG-BlueGreen | ||
| + | * YR-YellowRed | ||
| + | * B-Blue | ||
| + | * Y-Yellow | ||
| + | * PB-PurbleBlue | ||
| + | * GY-GreenYellow | ||
| + | * P-Purple | ||
| + | * G-Green | ||
| + | * RP-RedPurple | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:16, 9 September 2022
Description
The perceived color of an object. Hue is determined by the wavelength distribution of radiation emitted from a surface. The radiant energy is processed by the human eye and perceived as a color, i.e., red, blue, yellow, etc. Hue is one of the three coordinates used in the Munsell system of color notation. In the Munsell color system there are ten major divisions of hue:
- R-Red
- BG-BlueGreen
- YR-YellowRed
- B-Blue
- Y-Yellow
- PB-PurbleBlue
- GY-GreenYellow
- P-Purple
- G-Green
- RP-RedPurple
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- ASTM, "Standard Terminology Relating to Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related Products", Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, D16, 7-Jan, Jul-96
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998