Lexicon.
HueAtlas does not invent language. Every reading is named from a small, fixed vocabulary held entirely on your device — no network, no LLM, no surprise. This is the full set, published as a public reference. Treat it as a small dictionary of visual weather.
A vocabulary for the feeling
a photograph carries.
Held breathQuiet just before something changes.
Soft alarmGentle attention pulled by colour.
Last hourLight that is about to leave.
Slow porchDomestic, unhurried, indoor warmth.
Harbour quietWide horizon, low sound.
Late kitchenLamp, table, residue of a day.
Fog letterA photograph addressed to no one.
Postcard sunBright, posed, slightly nostalgic.
Bedroom radioHalf-light, half-listening.
After rainSurfaces still remembering water.
Blue glasswareCool, formal, slightly fragile.
Quiet riotHigh colour at low volume.
Paper noonFlat, even, unremarkable in a good way.
Weekday hushOffice afternoons, empty stairwells.
Summer hushHeat that absorbs all sound.
Winter porchCold air against a warm door.
Library lightDiffused, attentive, paper-coloured.
Harbour windMovement that you can almost hear.
Late pageA reading taken near sleep.
Lamp roomA single light source, kept on.
Held kitchenA still life that is also a memory.
Cold platformPublic, transient, slightly metallic.
Gentle trafficA street at the speed of walking.
Window weatherOutside seen from indoors.
Sea airA salted brightness in the highlights.
Open envelopeSomething just begun, kept private.
First snowMuted contrast, surprised whites.
Slow SundayTime spent rather than used.
A vocabulary for when
a photograph might have been made.
Pre-dawnCool blacks, no warmth yet.
Blue hourSky lit, ground still dim.
First lightEdges just becoming yellow.
Soft morningDiffused warm, low contrast.
Working noonTop-down, neutral, indoor-balanced.
Slow afternoonLong shadows beginning.
Golden hourWarmer, lower, more forgiving.
Long eveningSun gone, sky still warm.
Blue eveningOutdoor cool, indoor amber.
Late lampTungsten dominance, deep blacks.
Midnight deskSingle source, everything else dark.
Hour unknownCleanly lit, time withheld.
A vocabulary for the air
the photograph was taken in.
Fog throughSubject visible, distance soft.
After-rainSaturated, reflective, calm.
Before-stormHeavy sky, hard contrast.
Dry sunNo haze, hard shadows.
Low cloudEven light, ceiling close.
Harbour windSalt haze, lifted highlights.
Summer hazeWarm, milky, slightly washed.
Winter dryCool, exact, pale shadows.
Soft snowReflective ground, low contrast.
Sea airSlight bloom in the brightest tones.
Indoor coolDaylight from a window, no lamp.
Indoor warmLamps on, daylight subordinate.
Mixed lightTwo temperatures negotiating.
Heat shimmerEdges trembling at distance.
Soft rainWet surfaces, no glare.
Clear highCold blue sky, low humidity.
Note
Words may be retired, refined or added between editions. The current set always lives here, and is shipped inside the app for offline use.