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[Closed] Difference between Tone, Colour and Hue?

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One for the graphic designers.

Whats the difference between these.

If something has a greyish look and then turns yellow is this a change in Hue? Tone or Colour?

Cheers for any help.


 
Posted : 07/04/2009 1:56 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2009 1:57 pm
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hue and colour are the same thing.
tone is how bright it is
you've not mentioned saturation. Perhaps that is what changed?


 
Posted : 07/04/2009 2:05 pm
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Carpet.

Went in to buy some carpet, asked for a match to one bought previously, they ordered it when it arrived its yellowish whilst the the one we wanted to match it to is greyish. Im calling it a different colour / hue, they say it is a different tone.

Grey to yellow does not a tonal variation make?


 
Posted : 07/04/2009 2:09 pm
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'Tone' relates to how light or dark it is. In photography, the term 'tonal range' relates to film's ability ot reproduce levels of light or dark [b]tones[/b].

But this gets confused; people refer to 'skin tone', although this is not really correct, unless you are talking about the light or darkness of a person's skin.

The carpet shop are talking shite. Go and own them with some Bombers.

And get them to match the [b]colour[/b] of yer carpet propply.


 
Posted : 07/04/2009 2:20 pm
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Broadly speaking... Tone is lightness. Hue is a position on the spectrum. Saturation is the strength of the hue. Colour is the combination of the three.

Grey to yellow is not a tonal variation.


 
Posted : 07/04/2009 2:24 pm
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Posted : 07/04/2009 2:25 pm
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Brilliant explanation by Bez.

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Posted : 07/04/2009 2:27 pm