Shade, Shades or Shading may refer to: *

Shade (color) In color theory, a tint is a mixture of a color with white, which increases lightness, while a shade is a mixture with black, which increases darkness. A tone is produced either by mixing a color with gray, or by both tinting and shading. Mix ...

, a mixture of a color with black (often generalized as any variety of a color) *

Shade (shadow) Shade is the blocking of sunlight (in particular direct sunshine) by any object, and also the shadow created by that object. It may refer to blocking of sunlight by a roof, a tree, an umbrella, a window shade or blind, wall, curtains, or ot ...

, the blocking of sunlight * Shades or sunglasses *

Shading Shading refers to the depiction of depth perception in 3D models (within the field of 3D computer graphics) or illustrations (in visual art) by varying the level of darkness. Shading tries to approximate local behavior of light on the object's ...

, a process used in art and graphic design *

Shade (mythology) In poetry and literature, a shade (translating Greek σκιά, Latin ''umbra'') is the spirit or ghost of a dead person, residing in the underworld. An underworld where the dead live in shadow was common to beliefs in the ancient Near East. In ...

, the spirit or ghost of a dead person *" Throw shade", slang term for an insulting remark

Geography

United States

* Shade, Kentucky * Shade, Missouri * Shade, Ohio * Shade Gap, Pennsylvania * Shade Township, Pennsylvania * Shade Creek * Shades Mountain

People

People with surname

* Absalom Shade (died 1862), Canadian businessman * Will Shade (1898–1966), American musician * Dave Shade (1902–1983), American boxer * Ellen Shade (born 1944), American operatic soprano from New York *

Eric Shade (cricketer) Eric Shade (born 27 August 1943) is an Australian former cricketer. He played five first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match ...

(born 1943), Australian cricketer * Eric Shade (footballer) (1912–1984), Australian rules footballer * Hastings Shade (1941–2010), former deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation * J. Norman Shade (1902–1985), American politician and businessman * Mariah Shade (born 1991), Trinidadian soccer forward *

Nancy Shade Nancy Shade (born May 31, 1946, in Rockford, Illinois) is an American spinto soprano, best known as a singing-actress. She made her formal debut as Leonora in '' Il trovatore'', in Louisville, in 1967. In 1971, she made her first of many appear ...

(born 1949), soprano, singing-actress *

Ronnie Shade Ronald David Bell Mitchell Shade, MBE (18 October 1938 – 10 September 1986) was a Scottish professional golfer. Life and career Shade was born in Edinburgh and grew up playing golf at Duddingston Golf Club in that city. He enjoyed unrivalle ...

(1938–1986), Scottish professional golfer *

Sam Shade Samuel Richard Shade (born June 14, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Alabama A&M University, a position he has held since 2025. He played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL ...

(born 1973), American assistant special teams coach and former football safety *

Rocky Shades Wrathchild (sometimes known as Wrathchild UK in the United States due to a naming conflict with Wrathchild America) are an English glam metal band. Formed in 1980, the group was an early exponent of the glam metal genre, founded at about t ...

(born 1960), English singer

Given name

Shade (rapper) Vito Ventura (born 10 December 1987), known professionally as Shade (), is an Italian rapper, singer and voice actor. In 2013 he won the second edition of the freestyle battle show '' MTV Spit'' and debuted with the studio album ''Mirabilansia' ...

(born 1987), Italian rapper, singer and voice actor *

Shade Munro Donald Shade Munro (born 19 November 1966, Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player, who played at lock/second row. Rugby union career Amateur career In Scotland he played for Eastwood High School (Newton Mearns) and subsequently ...

(born 1966), Scottish rugby union player *

Shade Pratt Folashade Pratt (born April 2, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays for Braga of the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. Early life and collegiate career Pratt attended the Rosemount High School at her hometown. In her time the ...

(born 1993), American soccer player *

Shade Rupe Shade Rupe (born August 23, 1968) is an American writer, editor, and filmmaker. Rupe created the two volumes of '' Funeral Party'' in 1995 and 1997. The first volume was edited and designed by Rupe, along with Michael Rorro and Marlene Leach ...

(born 1968), American writer, editor, and filmmaker *

Shade Sheist Tramayne Rayel Thompson (born October 22, 1979), known by his stage name Shade Sheist, is an American rapper from Inglewood, California. He began his career in 2000 by contributing the single " Where I Wanna Be" to a compilation executive produce ...

(born 1979), American songwriter and recording artist

Characters

Shade (comics) The Shade (Richard Swift) is a comic book character developed in the 1940s for National Comics, first appearing in the pages of '' Flash Comics'' in a story titled "The Man Who Commanded the Night", scripted by Gardner Fox and illustrated by H ...

, an ambiguous villain in the DC universe * Shade (''Dungeons & Dragons''), creatures in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Shade ''(Ninjago)'', a character in ''Ninjago'' * Shade (Silverwing character), a character in Kenneth Oppel's Silverwing series * Shade (Sonic the Hedgehog), a character in ''Sonic Chronicles'' *

Shade, the Changing Man Shade, the Changing Man is a comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977. The character was Shade, the Changing Man (Vertigo), later adapted by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo in one of the first Vertigo Comics, Vertigo ...

, a character in the Vertigo Comics imprint * Shade, a character in '' Beyond Oasis'' * Shade, a character in the ''Mana'' series * Shade, a creature from ''

The Inheritance Cycle ''The Inheritance Cycle'' is a tetralogy of young adult high fantasy novels written by American author Christopher Paolini. Set in the fictional world of Alagaësia (), the novels focus on the adventures of a teenage boy named Eragon and ...

'' by Christopher Paolini * Shades (comics), the name of a supervillain in Marvel Comics * Hazel Shade, a character from ''Pale Fire'' * John Shade, a character from ''Pale Fire''

Books

* ''Shade'' (novel), by Neil Jordan * ''Shades'' (novel), a 1993 book by Marguerite Poland * Shades series, a book series by Rob Hood * "Shades" (story), an 1885 short story by Bolesław Prus * ''Shade, the Changing Man'' (Vertigo), an American superhero comic book featuring the character of the same name

Film and television

* ''Shade'' (film), a 2003 crime film by Damian Nieman * ''Shades'' (film), a 1999 film by Erik Van Looy * ''The Shade'' (film), a 1999 film by Raphael Nadjari * ''Shades'' (TV series), a British television series * ''Shade'', a 2006 film starring

Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and racing driver best known for playing neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005–15; 2020–21). He is also known for his leading man romantic film roles, such ...

* "Shade" (''The Flash''), an episode of ''The Flash''

Video games

* ''Shade'' (video game), a 2000 game by Andrew Plotkin * '' Shade: Wrath of Angels'', a 2004 Computer and Xbox game developed by Black Element Software * ''SHADES'', a

Multi-user dungeon A multi-user dungeon (MUD, ), also known as a multi-user dimension or multi-user domain, is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Time-keeping systems in games#Real-time, real-time virtual world, usually Text-based game, text-based or storybo ...

game that existed in the 1980s

Music

* Shades (band), an American R&B group * Shaed, an American indie pop trio

Albums

* ''Shades'' (J. J. Cale album) (1981), the sixth album by J. J. Cale, released in 1981 * ''Shade'' (Holly Cole album) (2003), a studio album by Holly Cole * '' Shades 1968–1998'', a Deep Purple compilation album * ''Shade'' (Murray Head album) (1983), the fifth studio album by Murray Head * ''Shades'' (Andrew Hill album) (1988), an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, recorded in 1986 * ''Shades'' (Keith Jarrett album) (1975), the fifth album on Impulse by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett * Shade, disc two of Mike Oldfield's '' Light + Shade'' album * ''Shades'' (Shades album), the only studio album by American R&B group Shades * ''Shades'' (Yellowjackets album) (1986), the fourth studio album from the jazz group Yellowjackets * ''Shade'' (Living Colour album), the sixth studio album by Living Colour

Songs

* "Shades" (1985 song), a 1985 song accompanying commercials for Crown Paints * "Shade" (Silverchair song) (1995), a song by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair * "Shade", a 2007 song by The Tossers from '' Agony'' * "Shade", a 2011 song by Nadia Oh from ''

Colours Color (or colour in Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object's light absorpt ...

'' * "Shade", a 2024 song by Yeat from '' 2093'' * "Shades", a 1987 song by Iggy Pop from '' Blah-Blah-Blah'' * "Shades" (Alexandra Savior song), the debut single by American singer-songwriter Alexandra Savior * "The Shade", a 2015 song by Metric from '' Pagans in Vegas'' * "Shading", a song by All That Remains from the 2002 album ''

Behind Silence and Solitude ''Behind Silence and Solitude'' is the debut studio album by the American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band All That Remains (band), All That Remains, recorded in early 2000 and released on March 26, 2002. It is the only All That Remains album ...

Other uses

* Shade 3D, a Japanese graphics software program * Price shading, variable pricing of a product to different consumers * Shade number, a rating of the protection offered by welding helmets * WindowShade, a control panel in Mac OS 7.5 * Window shade, a type of window covering * The Shades, a part of the twin-city

Ankh-Morpork Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state that is the setting for many Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Overview Pratchett describes Ankh-Morpork as the biggest city in Discworld and its corrupt mercantile capital. In '' The Art of Discwo ...

from the Discworld novels * ''The Shade'' (sculpture) and '' The Three Shades'', sculptures by Auguste Rodin