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

No. Shade Hex runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Hex and shade %.

Should I use Tint Hex instead of Shade Hex?

Use Shade Hex when you need Mix a hex color toward black. Use Tint Hex when you need Mix a hex color toward white. They share a category (Design) but not the same job.

Shade Hex

Mix a hex color toward black.

Mixes the color toward black by percent. Unlike Darken Hex this is a black mix. Bad hex fails.

What Shade Hex does

Mixes the color toward black by percent. Unlike Darken Hex this is a black mix. Bad hex fails.

The interactive controls for Shade Hex load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /design/shade-hex is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Shade Hex.

How to use Shade Hex

Use Shade Hex for this design job (design · shade hex). Tint Hex is adjacent (Mix a hex color toward white.) but not the same.
Add the file type Shade Hex accepts. Hint from the path: design · shade hex. Mix a hex color toward black.
Set only the options that match Shade Hex. Neighbor Darken Hex does something else (Darken a hex color by percent.). Tool note: Mixes the color toward black by percent. Unlike Darken Hex this is a black mix. Bad hex fails.
Run Shade Hex in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Hex and shade %.
Download or copy the result from Shade Hex. If it is the wrong job, open Tint Hex instead.

When not to use Shade Hex

Skip Shade Hex when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Tint Hex or Darken Hex — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Mixes the color toward black by percent. Unlike Darken Hex this is a black mix. Bad hex fails.

Questions about Shade Hex

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