What term describes hue produced by adding white to a color?

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What term describes hue produced by adding white to a color?

Adding white to a color lightens it while keeping the same hue, producing a tint. The hue stays recognizable, but the color becomes softer and less saturated as white dilutes the color’s intensity. For example, mixing white with red yields pink, a tint of red. The other terms don’t describe this effect: saturation is about how vivid a color is (not lightened by white), and modeling or palette refer to other concepts rather than the lightening of a hue.

Adding white to a color lightens it while keeping the same hue, producing a tint. The hue stays recognizable, but the color becomes softer and less saturated as white dilutes the color’s intensity. For example, mixing white with red yields pink, a tint of red. The other terms don’t describe this effect: saturation is about how vivid a color is (not lightened by white), and modeling or palette refer to other concepts rather than the lightening of a hue.

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