C5500n User’s Guide
Color Matching • 179
Hue, Brightness, and Saturation
There are three main components to color: Hue, Brightness,
and Saturation.
Hue
The component that determines the frequency of light or
the position in the spectrum or the relative amounts of
red, green and blue. Hue corresponds to the common
definition of color, e.g. "red", "orange", "violet" etc.
Brightness
The component that determines the total amount of light
(white) in the color. Zero brightness is black. 100%
Brightness is white. Intermediate values are "light" or
"dark" colors.
Windows and Macintosh 10.3
Brightness can be adjusted when using the Advanced
Color or Gray Scale color modes (color matching
methods).
Advanced Color: see page 183
Gray Scale: see page 185
Saturation
The degree of saturation of a color is its relative purity, or
freedom from, mixture with white.
Windows and Macintosh 10.3
Saturation can be adjusted when using the Advanced
Color or Gray Scale color modes (color matching
methods).
Advanced Color: see page 183
Gray Scale: see page 185