color

That attribute of visual perception that can be described by names such as yellow, red, blue, etc., or some combination of such names. (of an object) A characteristic of the appearance of an object, surface, etc., distinct from its form, gloss, shape, size, or position; depends on the spectral composition of the incident light, on the spectral reflectance or transmittance of the object, and on the spectral response of the observer.