tech jargon defined
The Language of Color
Spectrum
Visible spectrum: the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism.
Hue
The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength. Includes gradations of different colors. Hue is measured as a location on a color wheel, expressed in degrees.
Saturation
Chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
Lightness
How a color reflects light; the relative whiteness or transparency of a color.
Tint
Shade: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; a tinge of any color; variations to a color by adding white.
Computer Colors
RGB-Red, Green, Blue
Print Colors
CMYK-Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black
Source: Wordnet, Princeton University