What quality tells the name red as a colour?

Correct answer: Hue

Direct answer: A, hue. Hue means the basic colour identity or name, such as red, blue, yellow or green. When we identify a colour as red, we are talking about its hue. Value is different: it tells whether the colour is light or dark, as in light red or dark red. Intensity, also called saturation or chroma in many art contexts, tells how strong, vivid or dull the colour appears; a red can be vivid or muted while remaining red. Texture describes how a surface looks or feels, such as rough, smooth or grainy, so it does not identify the colour. Therefore A is correct, B describes lightness or darkness, C describes strength or purity, and D describes surface quality. Memory cue: hue answers “What colour is it?”, value answers “How light or dark is it?”, and intensity answers “How vivid is it?”