Meaning: The sky at dawn is filled with beautiful shades of gold and pink.
Choice of Words: The sentence is describing the colors of the sky at dawn. "Dawn" is the time of day when the sun is rising. "Painted" is used figuratively to describe the way the colors spread across the sky. "Sky" is the part of the atmosphere that we see above us. "Hues" are the different shades of a color. "Gold" and "pink" are two colors that are often seen in the sky at dawn.