mindmap root((色彩)) color is the ordinary and generic term for this property and specifically applies to the property of things seen as red, yellow, blue, and so on as distinguished from gray, black, or white: gave the white room touches of ~. hue may be a close synonym of color: flowers of many ~s; but suggests gradation or modification of colors: the many green ~s of spring. shade more usually indicates a gradation of a color or hue according to lightness or brightness: use a paler ~ of blue for the curtains. tint usually applies to color that is pale or faint or diluted (as with white): the rose ~s of the evening sky. tinge distinctively applies to color that modifies other color by mingling with or overlaying: embarrassment brought a ~ of red to her pale cheeks. mingle混合overlay重叠