blue-grey

Muted cool neutral

Blue-grey is a color between blue and grey, suggesting coolness or neutrality.

It describes eyes, skies, seas, and stone: blue-grey eyes watched from the doorway, the blue-grey light of early morning.

Also spelled blue-gray.

color

slate

Fissile metamorphic rock

charcoal · graphite · cobalt · cadet · ash · smoke · lead · nickel · iron · flint

industrial

steel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

machinery · factory · galvanized · brushed · aluminum · titanium · chrome · zinc · ductwork · infrastructure

weather

overcast

Sky fully veiled

  • cloudsAirborne water masses
  • fogLow-lying cloud cover
  • mistFine airborne moisture

drizzle · storm · thunder · rain · haze · gloom · dusk · twilight · nimbus · leaden

mood

melancholy

Subdued, lasting sadness

subdued · muted · cool · detached · contemplative · distant · reserved · austere · understated · quiet

eyes

steely

Hard and unwavering

  • piercingPenetrating or very sharp
  • icyFrozen or unfriendly
  • paleLacking color intensity

cool · striking · intense · stormy · clear · sharp · wolf · husky · silvery · flinty

Opposites
color temperature

blue-greyorange

Citrus with segments

rust · coral · terracotta · amber · peach

saturation/vibrancy

blue-greybright orange

Intense warm hue

electric blue · hot pink · neon · saturated · fluorescent

lightness/value

blue-greyblack

Darkest possible hue

white · jet black · charcoal · ivory · pure white

Family

blue, gray, grey, grayish, bluish, bluebird, grayness, blueness, bluey

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G