TikZ: Paling Effect

Question

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{patterns}

\def\cHeight{0.5}
\def\cWidth{4}
\newcommand{\cigarOne}[2]{
    \pgfmathtruncatemacro\result{\cWidth/2}
    \filldraw[pattern=north east lines] (#1,#2) rectangle (\result+#1,#2-\cHeight);
    \filldraw[pattern=crosshatch dots] (\result+#1,#2) rectangle (#1+\cWidth,#2-\cHeight);
}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
    \cigarOne{2}{5};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

The command cigarOne defines two filled rectangles, and I want one of them (the left one) to be "pale", kind of hardly visible rectangle.

Answer 1

Is it like this:

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz,pgf}
\usetikzlibrary{patterns}
\usepackage[active,tightpage]{preview}
\PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
%---------------------------------------------------------
\def\cHeight{0.5}
\def\cWidth{4}
\newcommand{\cigarOne}[2]{
    \pgfmathtruncatemacro\result{\cWidth/2}
    \filldraw[draw=black!10,pattern=north east lines,pattern color=black!10] (#1,#2) rectangle (\result+#1,#2-\cHeight);
    \filldraw[pattern=crosshatch dots] (\result+#1,#2) rectangle (#1+\cWidth,#2-\cHeight);
}
%---------------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
    \cigarOne{2}{5};
\end{tikzpicture}
%---------------------------------------------------------
\end{document}