Spruce Shade

Spruce

A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea, a genus of some 37 species of coniferous trees in the pine family, Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Picea is treated either in the subfamily Pinoideae, or the sole genus in its own subfamily Piceoideae.

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.

spruce

Noun

1. Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.
2. The wood of a spruce.

Adjective

1. Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person).

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.