Color in 60 Seconds: Tints, Tones and Shades

Adi Purdila Last updated May 16, 2016

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“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!

Adi Purdila is a web design instructor for Tuts+. With over 100 courses and 200 tutorials published to date, Adi's goal is to help students become better web designers and developers by creating content that’s easy to follow and offers great value. Being self-taught himself, Adi strongly believes that constant learning (academic or otherwise) is the only way to move forward and achieve your goals. When not typing away at his keyboard, he loves woodworking and caring for his ever-growing family of rescue pets. You can stay up to date with what he's doing by following him on social media or visiting his website at adipurdila.com.

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