Three Dimensions of Color: The 3D-Master Shade Guide uses color science to communicate information about the appearance of teeth with the three dimensions of color: hue, value and chroma (saturation).
Value (lightness) describes overall intensity to how light or dark a color is. It is the only dimension of color that may exist by itself.
Chroma (Saturation) may be defined as the strength or dominance of the hue. On the outer edge of the hue wheel are the intensely saturated hues.Towards the center of the color wheel, no hue dominates and they becomes less and less saturated.
Hue is described with the words we normally think of as describing color: red, purple, blue, etc.
Value (lightness) describes overall intensity to how light or dark a color is.It is the only dimension of color that may exist by itself.
(Example: A black and white photograph is a one-dimensional rendition of a three dimensional object)
Chroma (saturation) may be defined as the strength or dominance of the hue. On the outer edge of the hue wheel are the ÎpureÌ hues.Towards the center of the color wheel, no hue dominates and becomes less and less saturated.
Hue is described with the words we normally think of as describing color: red, purple, blue, etc. It is also a term which describes a dimension of color we readily experience when we look at color.
