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A hue is a color. White, black and gray are not hues.

A hex code is a way to identify a specific color using hexadecimal values. A hex code will look similar to: #2CACE3

Grayscale is an image or file that has been stripped of any color and is displayed in purely gray tones.

Gradient refers to a gradual progression from one color to another.

Color Separation in printing refers to the process of separating the color components of an image or file into the four process colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black).

Color Correction is any process used to improve the appearance of color.

In printing, color balance refers to the correct combination of the four printing colors (CMYK) necessary to reproduce a photograph or design without a color cast.

A complementary color is a color that is on the exact opposite side of the color wheel. When complementary colors are placed next to each other, they appear to “pop.” The sets of standard complementary colors are: Blue-Orange, Red-Green, and Yellow-Purple.

A vector image is an image composed of points and paths to form a polygon that can be scaled to any size. An SVG is a common vector image file type.