Creating Tint Colors

Tint colors are based on a parent color and are lighter than their parent. They have many uses and are very easy to create in Xara LX.

To create a tint color

1. From the Utilities menu choose Color Editor.

2. Click New Named Color in the Color Editor to open the New Named Color dialog box.

3. Enter a name for the color.

4. Click Create to create the color

5. If not already selected, click Show Advanced Options button on the Color Editor. (See Color Editor for the position of this button. See Color Editor - Advanced for more details of the advanced options.)

6. Select Tint of Another Color from the Color Type menu. Color Editor - Tint Colors shows the Color Editor ready to edit a tint.

7. Select the parent color. The parent can be any named color including other tints.

8. Drag the slider or type in a value to set the exact tint color.

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Related Topics

Named colors

Color Editor