Most of the colors used to create Christina's World are earth tones. The field is a shade of gold, the farmhouse is dark gray, and the sky is cloudy ash gray. The subject's dress is very light pink and is the brightest spot in the whole scene. This splash of color shows how bold and strong the woman in the field is even though her world seems rather lonely and difficult.

Which sentence best explains how shade and color are slightly different in meaning?

a) Shade refers to a darkened area; color refers to a white space.
b) Shade refers to a darker or lighter difference of one hue; color refers to any hue.
c) Shade refers to the focus of a painting; color refers to the surrounding painting.
d) Shade refers to a hue created by mixing paints; color refers to a hue that does not need mixing.