Title: 5.2. Hue, shade, tint and tone
Course: EN_Colour theory > Section: 5. Colour systems

Understanding the great variety of colours, starting from the 12 colours in the colour wheel. This is where tints, shades and tones come into play.

Hue, shade, tint and tone

To say it simply, tints, hues and shades are variations of hues or colours on the colour wheel.

Hue defines the degree to which a color can be described as similar to or different from red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet (the colors of the rainbow). So when you describe a color as “blue-green,” you’re defining it in terms of two hues.

A tint is a shade to which white has been added.

- For example, red + white = pink.

A shade is a hue to which black has been added.

- For example, red + black = burgundy.

Tone, known also as lightness or value, defines the perceived brightness of a color compared to pure white. To such a colour black and white (or grey) have been added. This darkens the original hue while making the colour appear more subtle and less intense.

Saturation describes the intensity of a color. Increasing saturation makes the color richer and darker, while reducing saturation makes it look faded and lighter. When we say “light blue” or “dark green,” we’re describing changes in saturation.

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See here color definitions partitioned after shades:
https://www.farb-tabelle.de/en/table-of-color.htm

And colors with shades and tints of that hue:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors_by_shade#Colors_with_shades_and_tints_of_that_hue

The terms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tint,_shade_and_tone

EESTI
https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4rvuste_loend_p%C3%B5hiv%C3%A4rvinimede_j%C3%A4rgi