How to say "tint" in Japanese

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色いろJLPT N5approx.Common
nounThe general word for colour; its tint sense is just colour or hue. Use it when tint simply means a colour, as when asking what colour something is or which one you want.
その色いろは彼女かのじょの髪の毛かみのけとよく合あった。↗
The color went beautifully with her hair.
色合いいろあいCommon
nounCovers tint as a shade or colouring — the overall tone something takes on, as in the soft tints of a painting; it points to the quality of a colour rather than naming it.
その建物たてものは実じつに美うつくしい色合いろあいの大理石だいりせきでできている。↗
The building is built of marble of a most lovely color.

Use 色 when tint simply means a colour or hue; choose 「色合い」 for tint as a shade or colouring — the overall tone of something, as in soft or warm tints.

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Japanese equivalents

色いろcolour
色合いいろあいcolouring
ティントtint
隈取るくまどるto shade
色味いろみshade
色目いろめshade (of color)

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