What term describes lightening a color by adding white?

What term describes lightening a color by adding white?

• A. Shade
• B. Hue
• C. Tone
• D. Tint

Answer: (D)

Lightening a color by adding white creates a tint. When white is mixed with any hue, the lightness increases while the basic color family stays the same, producing a lighter version—pink from red, light blue from blue, and so on. Other terms describe different changes: a shade is a darker version produced by adding black, a tone is a desaturated version produced by adding gray, and hue refers to the color family itself (the base color).

Lightening a color by adding white creates a tint. When white is mixed with any hue, the lightness increases while the basic color family stays the same, producing a lighter version—pink from red, light blue from blue, and so on. Other terms describe different changes: a shade is a darker version produced by adding black, a tone is a desaturated version produced by adding gray, and hue refers to the color family itself (the base color).