COLOR 



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intensitj-j and into these parts any color may be 

 finally analyzed.* Value, as has been said, is the 

 lightness or darkness of a color, without taking 

 into consideration the hue or intensity. 



The hue of a color is its individuality, — ^the qual- 

 ity which gives it a name, such as red, blue, or 



Figure 19. DIAGRAM OF COMPLEMENTAEY 

 COLOES 



green. Hue differentiates colors of the same 

 value and intensity. Its gradations may be very 

 slight; for instance, a number of colors may be 

 chosen any one of which would unhesitatingly be 

 pronounced "blue," and yet upon comparison it 

 will be seen that no two are alike. 



* Cf. "A Text-Book of Design," Kelley and MowU, pp. 106 et seq. 



