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Hue (H)

hue is that attribute of a color in the Munsell color system by which we distinguish red from green, blue from yellow, etc.
Discussion—The Munsell color system has principal hues of red (R), yellow (Y), green (G), blue (B), and purple (P), placed at equal intervals around a neutral point. Between the principal hues are five intermediate hues: yellow-red (YR), green-yellow (GY), blue-green (BG), purple-blue (PB) and red-purple (RP). Munsell hue is designated with an alpha-numeric code (for example, 7.5YR).

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Interdisciplinary
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2024. Source link
Reprinted, with permission, from ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science, copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428. A copy of the complete standard is available from ASTM International, https://www.astm.org