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

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

Should I use Shade Hex instead of Tint Hex?

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

Tint Hex

Mix a hex color toward white.

Mixes the color toward white by percent. Unlike Lighten Hex this is a white mix, not HSL lightness. Bad hex fails.

What Tint Hex does

Mixes the color toward white by percent. Unlike Lighten Hex this is a white mix, not HSL lightness. Bad hex fails.

This URL is only for Tint Hex (design · tint hex). Mix a hex color toward white. Other Design tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Tint Hex alone: Mixes the color toward white by percent. Unlike Lighten Hex this is a white mix, not HSL lightness. Bad hex fails.

How to use Tint Hex

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

When not to use Tint Hex

Skip Tint Hex when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Shade Hex or Lighten Hex — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Mixes the color toward white by percent. Unlike Lighten Hex this is a white mix, not HSL lightness. Bad hex fails.

Questions about Tint Hex

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