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Chariot Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

shade, tint

What is the difference?
  

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These words get tossed about rather cavalierly, but some of us would like to preserve a stricter difference where a tint is a lighter variation of a hue (add white) and a shade is a darker variation of a hue (add black).

  • These words get tossed about rather cavalierly, but some of us would like to preserve a stricter difference where a tint is a lighter variation of a hue (add white) and a shade is a darker variation of a hue (add black).
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These words get tossed about rather cavalierly, but some of us would like to preserve a stricter difference where a tint is a lighter variation of a hue (add white) and a shade is a darker variation of a hue (add black).
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Thank you Mister Micawber. There is a word in your explanation: hue, which made me think about this word. What is "hue"? the relatrionship with "tint" and "shade"?
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Hue = color.
a tint is a lighter variation of a hue (add white) and a shade is a darker variation of a hue (add black).

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