The current hue from Merriam-Webster's:

Main Entry: hue
Pronunciation: 'hyü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hewe, from Old English hIw; akin to Old Norse hy plant down, Gothic hiwi form
Date: before 12th century
1 : COMPLEXION, ASPECT <political parties of every hue -- Louis Wasserman>
2 a : COLOR b : gradation of color c : the attribute of colors that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these colors -- compare BRIGHTNESS 2, LIGHTNESS 2, SATURATION 4


Does the OED delve any further into the etymology, tsuwm?

SPECIAL SIDEBAR: Gothic hiwi form: so does this mean kiwi is destined to become kewe then kue, as well? Well...Kueland does have a certain "ring" to it!