This paint is the wrong hue.
hue = color or a shade of color example sentence: The baby's skin has a rosy hue.
The animal crackers are frosted in a pale hue. The hue of the room is ugly. I do not like the hue of my new tights. Ivanna chose her favorite hue.
The pastel hue was a subtle clue to the painter's pure intentions.
A hue and cry was raised when the prisoner escaped.
There was a great hue and cry over the new law. The artist chose a pastel hue for the background color.
The fog had a tainted, yellowish hue to it as it crept in over the port town.
hues' can be fun to learn about in art.
The air has a strange greenish hue this evening.
I thought these drapes would match the carpet but the hue is not quite right. The hue of your dress is the exact color of your eyes. The flowers on the table were every hue of gold and yellow.
She began to cry tears that were a blue hue in color, like the ocean waters preparing for the onset of a treacherous storm.
The strangers' eyes betrayed no dishonesty, but were an unsettling yellowish hue.