Let's Talk Color

HUE:
Hue is just another word for color. Royal blue, fire engine red and bright yellow are hues, as are such softer colors as dove gray, terracotta and cream.

VALUE:
Value refers to the lightness or darkness of color.
*The more white in a color, the lighter the value; these colors, called tints, lie
just inside the hue ring on the color wheel.
*The more black in color, the darker the color's value; these colors, termed
shades, appear just outside the hue ring on the color wheel.
*Color with gray added is a tone.
*Adding white, black or gray to colors to make tints, shades or tones is
called extending colors.

INTENSITY:
This is the degree of purity, or saturation, of color. Although both pale pink and bright red are technically red, they differ in their intensity, or strength, of color. You increase a color's intensity by adding more of the pure color; adding white, black or the color's complement, reduces intensity. Full-intensity colors are so strong and stimulating that they're usually added only for emphasis in decorating.