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  1. How Color Works | Hue, Saturation, & Pigment | Britannica

    Color is also defined as the aspect of any object—such as the flower or the hummingbird—that may be described in terms of hue, saturation, and brightness. Those three characteristics are commonly …

  2. Hue | Location, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 24, 2025 · Hue is linked to Ho Chi Minh City by road and a rail line, both built during the French occupation. The city also has an airport at Phu Bai, some 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast.

  3. White | Color Description, Etymology, & Facts | Britannica

    colour, the aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation. In physics, colour is associated specifically with electromagnetic radiation of a certain range of …

  4. Hue and cry | Law Enforcement, Medieval England & Crime Prevention ...

    Hue and cry, early English legal practice of pursuing a criminal with cries and sounds of alarm. It was the duty of any person wronged or discovering a felony to raise the hue and cry, and his neighbours …

  5. Black | Description, Etymology, & Facts | Britannica

    Unlike the colors of the spectrum, black lacks hue, so it is considered an achromatic color. Pigments for black come from such sources as burnt vines or bones or from artificial chemical compounds.

  6. Colour - Psychology, Perception, Emotion | Britannica

    Dec 1, 2025 · colour vision, ability to distinguish among various wavelengths of light waves and to perceive the differences as differences in hue. The normal human eye can discriminate among …

  7. The Science Behind the Color Black | Britannica

    How color works: Hue, saturation, and pigment Related Articles: black , colour , light , photon , Vantablack

  8. Color | Definition, Perception, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 29, 2025 · Color, the aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation. In physics, color is associated specifically with electromagnetic radiation of a certain …

  9. Colour - Perception, Light, Wavelengths | Britannica

    Dec 1, 2025 · The complementary hue is induced by the adjacent illumination. Successive colour contrast, which occurs when a person stares at one colour and then shifts to another, produces the …

  10. Brown | Description, Etymology, & Facts | Britannica

    Brown, in physics, low-intensity light with a wavelength of about 600 nanometers in the visible spectrum. In art, brown is a color between red and yellow and has low saturation. Brown pigments are among …