Shade, Shades or Shading may refer to: * Shade (color), 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. Shade also consists of the colors grey, black, white, etc. It may refer to blocking of sunlight by a roof, a tree, an u ...

, the blocking of sunlight *

Shades Sunglasses or sun glasses (informally called shades or sunnies; more names below) are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. They can so ...

or sunglasses * Shading, 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 The expressions "throw shade", "throwing shade", or simply "shade", are slang terms for a certain type of insult, often nonverbal. Journalist Anna Holmes called shade "the art of the sidelong insult". Merriam-Webster defines it as "subtle, sneerin ...

", slang term for an insulting remark

Geography

United States

Shade, Kentucky Shade is an unincorporated community located in Estill County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bord ...

* Shade, Missouri *

Shade, Ohio Shade is an unincorporated community in southern Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45776. It lies along U.S. Route 33. History A post office called Shade was established in 1837, and rem ...

* Shade Gap, Pennsylvania * Shade Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania * Shade Creek *

Shades Mountain Shades Mountain is a cuesta in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It cons ...

People

People with surname

* Absalom Shade (died 1862), Canadian businessman *

Will Shade William Shade Jr. (February 5, 1898 – September 18, 1966), known as Will Shade, was a Memphis blues musician, best known for his leadership of the Memphis Jug Band. He was commonly called Son Brimmer, a nickname from his grandmother Annie Brimm ...

(1898–1966), American musician *

Dave Shade Dave Shade (March 3, 1902 – June 23, 1983) was an American boxer who was active from 1918 to the 1935 and amassed a total of nearly 250 bouts fought during the course of his career.

(1902–1983), American boxer *

Ellen Shade Ellen Shade is an American operatic soprano from New York. Biography Her repertoire includes the Kaiserin in ''Die Frau ohne Schatten'', the Marschallin ''Der Rosenkavalier'', Chrysothemis ''Elektra'', Ariadne ''Ariadne auf Naxos'', Arabella, Ka ...

(born 1944), American operatic soprano from New York * Eric Shade (cricketer) (born 1943), Australian cricketer *

Eric Shade (footballer) Eric Vincent Shade (3 October 1912 – 10 March 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia s ...

(1912–1984), Australian rules footballer *

Hastings Shade Hastings Shade (May 20, 1941 – February 9, 2010"Former Deput ...

(1941–2010), former deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation *

J. Norman Shade John Norman Shade (April 6, 1902 – October 26, 1985) was an American politician and businessman. Shade was born in Pekin, Illinois and was in the real estate business. He served as mayor of Pekin, Illinois from 1939 to 1954 and from 1959 t ...

(1902–1985), American politician and businessman * Mariah Shade (born 1991), Trinidadian soccer forward * Nancy Shade (born 1949), soprano, singing-actress * Ronnie Shade (1938–1986), Scottish professional golfer * Sam Shade (born 1973), American assistant special teams coach and former football safety * Rocky Shades (born 1960), English singer

Given name

* Shade (rapper) (born 1987), Italian rapper * Shade Munro (born 1966), Scottish rugby union player * Shade Pratt (born 1993), American soccer player * Shade Rupe (born 1968), American writer, editor, and filmmaker * Shade Sheist (born 1979), American songwriter and recording artist

Characters

* Shade (comics), an ambiguous villain in the DC universe * Shade (''Dungeons & Dragons''), creatures in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *

Shade (Silverwing character) The Silverwing Book Series is a series of novels by Kenneth Oppel about the adventures of a young bat. All four books, published between 1997 and 2007, are commonly assigned in the curriculum of upper elementary and middle school grades in Canad ...

, a character in Kenneth Oppel's Silverwing series *

Shade (Sonic the Hedgehog) is a 2008 role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Sega for the Nintendo DS. It is a part of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, and is its only RPG entry. ''Sonic Chronicles'' initially focuses on the events surrounding the ...

, a character in ''Sonic Chronicles'' * Shade, the Changing Man, 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'' by Christopher Paolini * Shades (comics), the name of a supervillain in Marvel Comics *

Hazel Shade ''Pale Fire'' is a 1962 novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is presented as a 999-line poem titled "Pale Fire", written by the fictional poet John Shade, with a foreword, lengthy commentary and index written by Shade's neighbor and academic col ...

, a character from ''Pale Fire'' *

John Shade ''Pale Fire'' is a 1962 novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is presented as a 999-line poem titled "Pale Fire", written by the fictional poet John Shade, with a foreword, lengthy commentary and index written by Shade's neighbor and academic col ...

, a character from ''Pale Fire''

Books

* ''Shade'' (novel), by Neil Jordan * ''Shades'' (novel), a 1993 book by Marguerite Poland *

Shades series The ''Shades series'' is a series of young adult horror novels written by Australia, Australian horror writer Rob Hood. The four-volume series (Hodder Headline) includes: ''Shadow Dance (Hood novel), Shadow Dance'', ''Night Beast (novel), Night Be ...

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

Video games

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

MUD A MUD (; originally multi-user dungeon, with later variants multi-user dimension and 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-bas ...

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 ''Shades 1968–1998'' is a 4 CD-Box-Set by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. It was released on 16 March 1999. It spans their career from 1968 to 1998. This box set contains rare edits and singles which are remastered along with album ve ...

'', 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 Light and Shade may refer to: * '' Light + Shade'', a 2005 two-disc album by English musician Mike Oldfield * ''Light and Shade'' (This Ascension album), 1991 * ''Light and Shade'' (Fra Lippo Lippi album), 1987 See also * Lights and Shadows (dis ...

'' 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 (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are associa ...

'' * "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''

Other uses

Shade 3D Shade 3D is a 3D modeling, rendering, animation, 3D printing computer program developed by e frontier Japan and published by Mirye Software. In October 2013, Shade 3D development team formed a new company called Shade3D Co.,Ltd., and continue ...

, a Japanese graphics software program *

Price shading Dynamic pricing, also referred to as surge pricing, demand pricing, or time-based pricing, is a pricing strategy in which businesses set flexible prices for products or services based on current market demands. Businesses are able to change prices ...

, variable pricing of a product to different consumers *

Shade number Absorbance is defined as "the logarithm of the ratio of incident to transmitted radiant power through a sample (excluding the effects on cell walls)". Alternatively, for samples which scatter light, absorbance may be defined as "the negative lo ...

, a rating of the protection offered by welding helmets * WindowShade, a control panel in Mac OS 7.5 *

Window shade A window blind is a type of window covering. There are many different kinds of window blinds which use a variety of control systems. A typical window blind is made up of several long horizontal or vertical slats of various types of hard mater ...

, a type of window covering *

The Shades ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

, a part of the twin-city Ankh-Morpork from the Discworld novels * ''The Shade'' (sculpture) and ''

The Three Shades ''The Three Shades'' (''Les Trois Ombres'') is a sculptural group produced in plaster by Auguste Rodin in 1886 for his ''The Gates of Hell''. He made several individual studies for the ''Shades'' before finally deciding to put them together as th ...

'', sculptures by Auguste Rodin