Does Lighten Hex upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Lighten Hex runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Hex and percent.

Should I use Darken Hex instead of Lighten Hex?

Use Lighten Hex when you need Lighten a hex color by percent. Use Darken Hex when you need Darken a hex color by percent. They share a category (Design) but not the same job.

Lighten Hex

Lighten a hex color by percent.

Raises HSL lightness by a percent. Unlike Darken Hex this brightens. Unlike Mix Hex this keeps one color. Bad hex fails.

What Lighten Hex does

Raises HSL lightness by a percent. Unlike Darken Hex this brightens. Unlike Mix Hex this keeps one color. Bad hex fails.

This URL is only for Lighten Hex (design · lighten hex). Lighten a hex color by percent. Other Design tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Lighten Hex alone: Raises HSL lightness by a percent. Unlike Darken Hex this brightens. Unlike Mix Hex this keeps one color. Bad hex fails.

How to use Lighten Hex

Use Lighten Hex for this design job (design · lighten hex). Darken Hex is adjacent (Darken a hex color by percent.) but not the same.
Add the file type Lighten Hex accepts. Hint from the path: design · lighten hex. Lighten a hex color by percent.
Set only the options that match Lighten Hex. Neighbor Mix Hex does something else (Mix two hex colors.). Tool note: Raises HSL lightness by a percent. Unlike Darken Hex this brightens. Unlike Mix Hex this keeps one color. Bad hex fails.
Run Lighten Hex in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Hex and percent.
Download or copy the result from Lighten Hex. If it is the wrong job, open Darken Hex instead.

When not to use Lighten Hex

Skip Lighten Hex when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Darken Hex or Mix Hex — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Raises HSL lightness by a percent. Unlike Darken Hex this brightens. Unlike Mix Hex this keeps one color. Bad hex fails.

Questions about Lighten Hex

What does Lighten Hex do that other Design pages on this site do not?: Raises HSL lightness by a percent. Unlike Darken Hex this brightens. Unlike Mix Hex this keeps one color. Bad hex fails. Short version: Lighten a hex color by percent.
Does Lighten Hex upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Lighten Hex runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Hex and percent.
Should I use Darken Hex instead of Lighten Hex?: Use Lighten Hex when you need Lighten a hex color by percent. Use Darken Hex when you need Darken a hex color by percent. They share a category (Design) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Lighten Hex?: Hex and percent. Also: Raises HSL lightness by a percent. Unlike Darken Hex this brightens. Unlike Mix Hex this keeps one color. Bad hex fails.