Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) Practice Exam

Tints are created by adding what to the color wheel?

1. black

2. gray

3. white

4. blue

The correct answer is: white

Tints are created by adding white to a color. When white is mixed with a color from the color wheel, it lightens that color, thereby creating a tint. This process allows for a range of lighter versions of the original hue, which can be used effectively in various design and artistic contexts to create depth, contrast, or softer visual effects. The other pigment alterations do lead to different results. For instance, adding black creates shades, resulting in a darker version of the color. Adding gray results in tones, which affect both the lightness and saturation of the color. Adding a different hue, like blue, would modify the original color without creating a tint, leading to a completely new color rather than a lighter variant of the original.