Tint
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006039
A color made by mixing a pure hue with white, giving a lighter and less saturated version of the original. Adding black instead gives a shade, and adding grey gives a tone. Painters use tints for highlights and soft passages, and a tinted paint is made by adding colorant to a white or neutral base.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006039 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Shop talk and trade slang |
| See also | Tint block |
| Translations | German: Tint; Spanish: cristal tintado; French: vitre teintée |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-006039",
"term": "Tint",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A color made by mixing a pure hue with white, giving a lighter and less saturated version of the original. Adding black instead gives a shade, and adding grey gives a tone. Painters use tints for highlights and soft passages, and a tinted paint is made by adding colorant to a white or neutral base.",
"subject": "Shop talk and trade slang",
"see_also": [
"tint block"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Tint",
"es": "cristal tintado",
"fr": "vitre teintée"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/tint/"
}
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