HSB Color Model

The HSB Color Model is used to identify colors in a digital environment, for example in Photoshop. The model uses 3 properties:

H - for Hue. The location of the color in the spectrum.

S - for Saturation. The purity/intensity of the color.

B - for Brightness. The luminosity of the color.

On the example below, we select a Hue (some random orange) in the color spectrum.

Then we adjust the Saturation and Brightness levels.

We finally obtain a unique color with HSB values of 27°, 76%, 81%.

 
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This is how Photoshop will display this specific color in the color picker:

Calque 27.png