And By Mixing Colours Or Tints With Black He Gets Shades It Is A
:
ON COLOURS AND PIGMENTS GENERALLY.
common error to confound these distinctions.
The above classification of colours enables us to understand the
simplicity of relation which exists among an infinity of tints, hues,
and shades of colour. Also, it is calculated to give precision to
language respecting colours, the nomenclature of which has too often
been vague and uncertain.