Color has value. This is the darkness or lightness of a particular color. We can divide these value changes into SHADES and TINTS. Shades are the relative darkness of a color and Tints are the relative lightness of a color.These divisions are created by darkening or lightening the PURE HUE.olor has value. This is the darkness or lightness of a particular color. We can divide these value changes into SHADES and TINTS. Shades are the relative darkness of a color and Tints are the relative lightness of a color.
The distance from Las Vegas strip to Grand Canyon West Rim is 120 miles or 3 hours driving time. To get there from the Vegas strip, drive east on Flamingo Road or Tropicana Avenue to U.S. 515 South, which automatically turns into US Highway 93 South.
By plane [edit]. Many Grand Canyon visitors fly into one of two metropolitan airports located within half a day's drive of the South Rim: 1  Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is 275 mi (443 km) from the South Rim. 2  Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX), 230 mi (370 km) from the South Rim.eologically, the canyon extends from Lee's Ferry near the Arizona/Utah border to the Grand Wash Cliffs near Las Vegas, a distance of 277 mi (445 km). It ranges in width from about a quarter mile to over 18 mi (29 km) wide. In places the canyon is over a mile deep.