[hue] n [ME hewe, fr. OE hiw; akin to ON hy plant down, Goth hiwi form] (bef. 12c) 1: complexion, aspect "political parties of every ~ --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
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