Graying out a BufferedImage

I'm trying to gray out a BufferedImage (not convert it to gray scale, just add a gray tint on top). Right now, I'm doing this by using another image, make it translucent, and then overlay it on top of my original image. This is the code I have for now:

package com.mypkg;

import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.net.URL;

import javax.imageio.ImageIO;

import org.imgscalr.Scalr;

public class Overlay {
    public static void main(String args[]){
        URL url = null;
        try{
            //The gray image used for overlay
            url = new URL("https://hoursofidleness.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/gray-card.jpg");
            BufferedImage img1 = ImageIO.read(url);

            //The original image which I want to gray out
            url = new URL("http://www.staywallpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Colorful-Wallpaper-HD-pictures-STAY015.jpg");
            BufferedImage img2 = ImageIO.read(url);
            BufferedImage reImg2 = Scalr.resize(img2, Scalr.Method.BALANCED, Scalr.Mode.FIT_EXACT, 150, 150);

            //Make the gray image, which is used as the overlay, translucent
            BufferedImage transparent = new BufferedImage(img1.getWidth(), img1.getHeight(),BufferedImage.TRANSLUCENT);
            Graphics2D g2d = transparent.createGraphics();
            g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, (float) 0.50));
            g2d.drawImage(img1, null, 0, 0);
            g2d.dispose();
            BufferedImage reImg1 = Scalr.resize(transparent, Scalr.Method.BALANCED, Scalr.Mode.FIT_EXACT, 150, 150);

            //Merge both images
            BufferedImage result = new BufferedImage(150, 150, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
            Graphics2D g = result.createGraphics();
            g.drawImage(reImg2, 0, 0, null);
            g.drawImage(reImg1, 0, 0, null);
            g.dispose();
            ImageIO.write(result,"png",new File("/result.png"));
        } catch(Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Is there any other way to achieve this without using an additional image for overlay? Can I simply add a gray tint on top of my original image? I've tried many suggestions which I saw on other posts, but none of them work.

Thanks.