tone in with (something)
idiom
British
: to match the color of (something)
That tie tones in well with your suit.
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And even from a packaging standpoint, Urbanears was the first brand to start using tonal packaging where the headphones tone in with the background of the box.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 July 2022
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 July 2022
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“Tone in with (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tone%20in%20with%20%28something%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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