Both Uses

tinged
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Among the thousands of visages which that light tinged with scarlet, there was one which seemed, even more than all the others, absorbed in contemplation of the dancer.†
Chpt 1.2.3 *

tinged = with a slight amount (often of color)
One drop of wine is sufficient to tinge a glass of water red; to diffuse a certain degree of ill temper throughout a whole assembly of pretty women, the arrival of a prettier woman suffices, especially when there is but one man present.†
Chpt 2.7.1

tinge = a slight amount; or to contain a slight amount

Definitions:

(1) (tinged)
with a slight amount

(If an amount of what is not clear from context, it is typically of color.)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)