One you've established this in your mind, it becomes much easier to recreate the color or mix it further. Here are a few examples of how you can look at a color closely to decide which is the Dominant Hue.
On the other hand, pure Black, pure White and Pure Grey do not contain a Hue. The placement of the colors around the wheel is not random. An excellent way to see color relationships is to look at the color wheel. Neutrals also contain a Hue depending on their originating color. 11 Color Wheel and Color Relationships Whether you want to learn to mix paint or put together harmonious color schemes, you must understand color relationships. Indeed this clarifies that the mixture began with the Primary Yellow, and gradually added the Secondary color Green. 'The color has a Yellow Hue, leaning strongly toward Green.' What if a color is truly an in-between Tertiary such as a Yellow/Green where neither Yellow nor Green dominate? Obviously you could describe it as a Yellow/Green Hue and you wouldn't be wrong.īefore long you'll find it easy to identify the Hue more specifically. You'll begin to drill down and impress yourself, by describing the color something like this: But what about more complex colors we want to duplicate in our artwork or projects? How to Talk Like a Color Pro In the photo at the top of the page, you obviously know the Hues right away. Think of the Hue as one of the six Primary and Secondary colors.In other words, the underlying base color of the mixture you're looking at is either Yellow, Orange, Red, Violet, Blue or Green. Hue refers to the origin of the color we see.
