silver gray

Lustrous neutral tone

Silver gray is a pale, cool gray with a subtle metallic quality, like polished silver or pewter.

The color appears in descriptions of hair, fur, clouds, and fabric: Her silver gray hair was pulled back in a bun.

Also spelled silver grey.

Related
  • pewterTin-based tableware alloy
  • slateFissile metamorphic rock
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains
  • platinumDense precious silvery metal
  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy

metallic · brushed metal · chrome · dove · oyster · pearl · mist · fog · London fog · overcast · storm · storm cloud · cloud · rainy day · mercury · graphite · moonlight · frost

Categories
Opposites
color temperature

silver graygolden

Bright yellow, or precious

golden brown · copper · amber · bronze · rust

value/lightness

silver grayjet black

Deepest possible dark

charcoal · coal black · ebony · pitch black · onyx

saturation/chromatic intensity

silver grayelectric blue

Bright, intense cyan shade

neon · hot pink · bright orange · neon green · bold color

Family

silver, gray, silvery, silvers, silvered, silvering, grays, grayer, grayest

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