Properties of colour Hue: Hue is pure colour – any primary, secondary or tertiary colour that is unmixed with black or white. It can be another name for colour. Intensity: This is the brightness or dullness of colours. Less intense colours (blue) have a calmer effect and are easier to live with than the more intense colours (red). Intense colours are often used as highlights and contrast. Light reflectance value: This is the degree of lightness or darkness of a tint, shade or tone. White has the highest light reflectance value and black the lowest. Shade:A shade is the pure colour (hue) with black added.This new colour has a lower light reflectance value (is darker) than the original hue. Tint: A tint is the pure colour (hue) with white added.This new colour has a higher light reflectance value (is lighter) than the original hue. Tone: This is pure colour (hue) with grey added. This new colour is a softer variation of the original. Light, stimulating the retina of the eye, is what creates our perception of colour. Without light there is no colour, and light reflects how we see colour. Because colour is so powerful we tend to look for rules for its use, but there are no hard and fast rules. How you use colour is a very individual and creative choice, but understanding how colour works will help you use it more effectively. Resene Rock Spray Left: The walls are papered in design RD3360 from the Resene Wallpaper Anaglypta Collection, then painted in Resene Albescent White.The floor is Resene Double Biscotti, the sideboard is Resene Desperado, the peg stools are Resene Rumour Has It and Resene Entourage, the bowl on the floor is Resene Ayers Rock and the vases are Resene Calibre and Resene On Track. | 11