Definition of shade

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "theres too much shadiness to take good photographs"
• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
• protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"