noun / verb
shade
A particular gradation of color.
She chooses a soft shade of blue for the bedroom.
Etymology
Shade originally concerns reduced light or shadow. A color shade is a particular variation in its lightness, darkness, or tone.
More examples
- These two shades of green look almost identical.
- I shade the petals pink with a colored pencil.
- The translation misses a subtle shade of meaning.
Forms
shade · shades · shaded · shading
shading noun — Gradual changes in color or tone.