Color in 60 Seconds: Tints, Tones and Shades

Name: Color in 60 Seconds: Tints, Tones and Shades
Uploaded: 2016-05-16
Description: 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 60 second explanation for more details!

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 60 second explanation for more details!

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Adi Purdila

May 16, 2016 • 2 min read

UX/UI Design Theory

“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!

Color in 60 Seconds: Tints, Tones and Shades

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