ash grey

Pale charcoal shade

Ash grey (also ash gray) describes a pale, muted grey with subtle cool undertones, resembling the color of wood ash or volcanic ash.

It sits between silver and charcoal on the grey spectrum, lacking the warmth of taupe or the blue cast of slate.

The color appears frequently in interior design, fashion, and hair dye descriptions.

She painted the bedroom walls ash grey for a calming effect.

His hair had turned a distinguished ash grey at the temples.

Related

anthracite · gray · neutral · silver · silver fox · slate · dove · soot · smoke · volcanic · steel · concrete jungle · mist · morning mist · fog · London fog · muted · weathered

Categories
Opposites
color saturation/vibrancy

ash greyelectric blue

Bright, intense cyan shade

hot pink · fluorescent · technicolor · vivid · bright orange

tonal value/brightness

ash greyjet black

Deepest possible dark

coal black · pitch black · ebony · pure white · ink black

color temperature/warmth

ash greywarm brown

Earthy reddish-tan shade

golden · amber · terracotta · burnt sienna · russet

Family

ash, ashes, grey, ashen, grayish, ashy, greyish, grayness, ash-gray

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G