Main Entry: hue

Pronunciation: \ˈhyü\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English hewe, from Old English hīw; akin to Old Norse hȳ plant down, Gothic hiwi form

Date: before 12th century

1 : complexion, aspect <political parties of every hue — Louis Wasserman>
2 a : color b : gradation of color c : the attribute of colors that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these colors — compare brightness 2, lightness 2, saturation 4