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hue Hue is one aspect of color information used by the visual system to help distinguish and recognize objects.

Hue is one aspect of color information used by the visual system to help distinguish and recognize objects. It is part of the chromatic cues, alongside saturation, lightness, and the spatial arrangement of colors, that organize visual input and can influence attention, memory, and emotion.

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Drafting source: Qiao Yanan; Kawabata Yasuhiro; Sasaki Mikuko. Gender-dependent color discrimination ability and speed–accuracy tradeoff: insights from ND-100 hue tests. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1722974; article XML SHA-256 e3155f8ab64517f9bdbbc8d0c7ad54d139e24ff97d24eedf18ae42b17a374a9e. “Gender-dependent color discrimination ability and speed–accuracy tradeoff: insights from ND-100 hue tests” (10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1722974).
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