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| Hue | The pure color at the base of all variations of a color. For example, the hue blue is at the base of navy, while the hue orange is the base of peach. Hues are shown on the color wheel. |
| Value | Describes the lightness or darkness of a color. |
| Tint | Lighter value of a hue created by adding white. |
| Shade | Darker value of a hue created by adding black. |
| Intensity or Saturations | Describes the brightness or dullness of a color. Hues are at full intensity. |
| Tone | he duller or desaturated version of a hue created by adding gray. (v) To make a hue duller by adding gray. For example, the color olive is a tone of the hue yellow-green. You may need to tone the hue orange if you plan to use it as a wall color. |
| Color Wheel | A diagram of the spectrum of hues in a continuous circle representing their relationship to each other. |
| Primary Colors | The three hues red, yellow, and blue which form the foundation of the color wheel and from which all other hues are made. |
| Secondary Colors | Hues created by mixing two primary hues. They are: orange, violet (purple), green. |
| Tertiary Colors | Hues created by mixing a primary hue and a secondary hue. The tertiary colors are red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet. |
| Cool Colors | The colors from green through blue to violet on the color wheel. These colors remind us of water and sky. They seem to recede and are calming and soothing. |
| Warm Colors | The colors from yellow through orange to red on the color wheel. These colors remind us of sun and fire. They seem to advance and are energizing. |
| Color Scheme (color Story) | A choice of colors to be used in combination. |
| Analogous Colors | Hues located next to each other on the color wheel. |
| Complementary Colors | Hues located opposite each other on the color wheel. |
| Neutrals (achromatic) | Colors with no hue; such as black, white, gray, brown, tan, ivory, beige. |
| Monochromatic | designs move from catwalk quickly in order to capture current fashion trends. |
| Metamerism | Occurs when a color appears different under one light source than it does under another. |
| Color Harmony | Color combinations based on color wheel relationships which are widely considered to create pleasing and balanced color schemes. |
