Key Terms:
Hue - The term 'Hue' refers to pure colours, as those found on a basic colour wheel without any white or black pigments. The Six Major Hues are Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue and Magenta.
Value/Lightness - Value is about the application of black and white pigments used with the colour hues to create a desired level of brightness to the specified colour (whether it is about making the colour hue brighter or darker to the users' specification)
Chroma - Chroma deals with the use of greys with the colour hues and defines the overall quality of the colour hues. Chroma is about the intensity and saturation of colours.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia:
Hue - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hue
Value/Lightness - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightness_(color)
Chroma/Colourfulness - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorfulness
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