Bayou Shade

Bayou

In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, marshy lake, or wetland. They typically contain brackish water highly conducive to fish life and plankton. Bayous are commonly found in the Gulf Coast region of the southern United States, especially in the Mississippi River Delta, though they also exist elsewhere.

Tint, shade and tone

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. Mixing a color with any neutral color reduces the chroma, or colorfulness, while the perceived hue can be affected slightly.

bayou

Noun

1. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
2. A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.

shade

Noun

1. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
2. Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.

Verb

1. To shield (someone or something) from light.
2. To shield oneself from light.