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Rang

Grey

Ash, slate and silver cloud: the neutral between black and white. 22 colours written up on Rang so far.

How grey feels

Colour and emotion
SadnessGrey, Blue, BlackFearBlack, Grey, WhiteLonelinessGrey, Blue, Black

Grey in the swatch book

73 named values.

Open the swatch book
Ash gray#B2BEB5Battleship grey#848482Black coral#54626FBlack olive#3B3C36Black Shadows#BFAFB2Charcoal#36454FCinereous#98817BCool grey#8C92ACDavy's grey#555555Deep taupe#7E5E60Gainsboro#DCDCDCGranite gray#676767Gunmetal#2A3439Heliotrope gray#AA98A9Dim gray#696969Light gray#D3D3D3Light slate gray#778899Lilac Luster#AE98AAManatee#979AAAMiddle grey#8B8680Mountbatten pink#997A8DNickel#727472Old lavender#796878Gray (web)#808080Opal#A8C3BCLavender gray#C4C3D0Quick Silver#A6A6A6Rhythm#777696Rocket metallic#8A7F80Roman silver#838996Silver#C0C0C0Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADSilver chalice#ACACACSilver sand#BFC1C2Slate gray#708090Sonic silver#757575Spanish gray#989898Taupe gray#8B8589Old silver#848482Xanadu#738678Zinc gray#655B55Zircon gray#807473Tonocha礪茶#5A6457Sabiseiji錆青磁#898A74Onandocha御納戸茶#3D4035Rikyūnezumi利休鼠#656255Aimirucha藍海松茶#2E372ESabitetsuonando錆鉄御納戸#3A403BMinatonezumi湊鼠#757D75Aonibi青鈍#4F4944Sabiasagi錆浅葱#6A7F7AAinezumi藍鼠#5C544EOnando-iro御納戸色#364141Benimidori紅碧#78779BFujinezumi藤鼠#766980Hatobanezumi鳩羽鼠#755D5BFujisusutake藤煤竹#4D3B3CDobunezumi丼鼠#4B3C39darkgray#A9A9A9dimgray#696969Aisumicha藍墨茶#393432gray#808080lightgray#D3D3D3lightslategray#778899gainsboro#DCDCDCsilver#C0C0C0slategray#708090Cadet grey#91A3B0Gray (X11 gray)#BEBEBEGray card#777777Eigengrau#16161DMarengo#4C5866Grey#808080
KindBasic colourNamed shadePigmentDyeColour named from natureTraditional colourNational or team colourHeraldic colourStandard colourScreen colour
Made fromMineral or earthPlantAnimalSyntheticLight only (no pigment)
Grey Hematite A mineral iron oxide, black to red, used since prehistory as a pigment and oreColour named from nature · 🇿🇦 South Africa +5 #020D15 Gunmetal A dark copper alloy once used for casting guns and now valued for its strength and finishNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States #536878 Payne's grey A blue-grey paint mixture first made by William Payne in the 1700sNamed shade Grey Calcium plumbate A lead-based inorganic pigment once used to prevent corrosion in paintsPigment

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