Colour that is not too upfront (4)

I believe the answer is:

tint

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'colour' is the definition.
(tint is a kind of colour)

'that is not too upfront' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ti' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'upfront' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'not too' is 'nt'.
'ti'+'nt'='TINT'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tint that I've seen before include "Quality of colour" , "Shade; colour slightly" , "(Softer variety of) colour" , "A slighth shade of colour" , "Hue, shade" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.