Tint

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A slight coloring. Specifically: --

2. A pale or faint tinge of any color. Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass. Pope. Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline. Harte.

3. A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.