Color Shades & Tints Generator
Generate a palette of tints and shades from any hex color and copy each swatch instantly — runs 100% in your browser with no upload.
Click any swatch to copy its hex
--color-1: #eff4ff; --color-2: #cadaff; --color-3: #a5c0ff; --color-4: #80a6ff; --color-5: #5b8cff; --color-6: #4b73d1; --color-7: #3a5aa3; --color-8: #2a4075; --color-9: #192747; --color-10: #090e1a;
🔒 Tints and shades are generated in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
What this color shades generator does
Pick or paste a base hex color and this tool instantly builds a row of ten swatches running from the lightest tint to the darkest shade, with your original color sitting in the middle. Tints are the base color mixed toward white and shades are the base mixed toward black, giving you a clean monochromatic scale for buttons, hover states, borders, backgrounds, and charts. Every swatch shows its exact hex code, and a single click copies that value to your clipboard so you can drop it straight into CSS, a design file, or a style guide.
How the tints and shades are calculated
Each swatch is produced by blending the base RGB channels toward pure white (for tints) or pure black (for shades) by a fixed fraction that grows as you move away from the middle. The extremes stop just short of full white and black so no two ends collapse into a plain #ffffff or #000000, keeping the whole ramp usable. Because the math is deterministic, the same input color always yields the same palette. You can type standard 6-digit hex, shorthand like #fff, or a value without the leading hash, and the color picker stays in sync with the text field.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a tint and a shade?
A tint is your base color mixed with white, which makes it lighter and softer. A shade is your base color mixed with black, which makes it darker and deeper. This tool shows both in one scale, lightest on the left through to darkest on the right.
Is my color or any data uploaded to a server?
No. The entire palette is generated locally with JavaScript in your browser. Nothing you enter or copy is sent, stored, or logged anywhere.
How do I copy a specific shade?
Click any swatch in the row and its hex code is copied to your clipboard. The swatch briefly shows a confirmation so you know the value was copied.