Color MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Color
Tree Number(s): G01.590.540.199
Unique ID: D003116
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003116
Annotation: NIM; differentiate from PIGMENTATION in that PIGMENTATION is related to PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL
Scope Note: The visually perceived property of objects created by absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of light.
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: standards (ST)

Physical Phenomena [G01]
- Optical Phenomena [G01.590]
  - Light [G01.590.540]

Color Preferred

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