tint
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tint
1. a shade of a colour, esp a pale one
2. a colour that is softened or desaturated by the addition of white
tint
[′tint] (graphic arts)
An even tone area on a printed page, often produced by screening black or a color to give a lighter shade.
(optics)
The mixture of a pure color with white.
tint
A light color made by mixing a small amount of the pure color with a large amount of white.