Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
🎨 Do you know the difference between hue, value, and saturation?
Understanding these three properties of color can completely transform how you use color in your artwork—whether you're painting, drawing, or designing.
👉 Hue is just another word for color—red, blue, yellow… or cadmium red, phthalo blue, alizarin crimson if you're diving into artist-grade materials.
👉 Value refers to how light or dark a color is. Think of the entire range from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights.
👉 Saturation is about intensity—how bright and pure a color appears. A highly saturated color pops off the page, while a desaturated one feels soft, muted, even a bit gray or earthy.
✳️ Value and saturation are not the same. A color can be light or dark and simultaneously saturated or muted.
Save this post for your next painting session—and share it with an artist friend who’s ready to level up! 🎨💡
#colortheory #tipsforartists
🎨 Do you know the difference between hue, value, and saturation?
Understanding these three properties of color can completely transform how you use color in your artwork—whether you're painting, drawing, or designing.
👉 Hue is just another word for color—red, blue, yellow… or cadmium red, phthalo blue, alizarin crimson if you're diving into artist-grade materials.
👉 Value refers to how light or dark a color is. Think of the entire range from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights.
👉 Saturation is about intensity—how bright and pure a color appears. A highly saturated color pops off the page, while a desaturated one feels soft, muted, even a bit gray or earthy.
✳️ Value and saturation are not the same. A color can be light or dark and simultaneously saturated or muted.
Save this post for your next painting session—and share it with an artist friend who’s ready to level up! 🎨💡
#colortheory #tipsforartists
