“Tints”, “tones” and “shades” are terms you’ll hear used when discussing color. A “tint” is the result of mixing a color with white. A “shade” is the resultant mixture of a color with black. “Tone” is the resultant mixture of a color with both black and white. Check out this sixty second explanation for more details!
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Tints, tones, and shades are terms being used
when talking about color. A “tint” is
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the mixture of a color with white. If I drag
this slider to the left I’m basically adding
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white, therefore lightening the color. On
the opposite scale, a “shade” is the mixture
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of a color with black. So if I drag my slider
down I’m basically adding black to that
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color and creating a more darker color. Now,
a “tone” is the mixture of a color with
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both black and white, so if I drag the slider
here diagonally I’m adding both black and
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white at the same time. Now, here’s a quick
look at an RGB based color wheel. Tints are
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when you add white. Tones are when you add
gray. And shades is when you add black to
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a color. I’m Adi Purdila, thanks for watching
“Tints, tones, and shades in 60 seconds”.
