Gray

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  • Sobriety
  • Steadiness
  • Modesty

Gray is the midway point between black and white, and tellingly the “gray area” is an area of indetermination, indecision, or ambiguity. The color gray is an emotionless, moody color that is typically associated with meanings of dull, dirty, and dingy, as well as formal, conservative, and sophisticated.

To be described as gray is rather less than flattering, since gray is such a subdued and neutral color, and implies that the person blends into the background.

However, gray is also a color of balance and reasonableness and is the color used, in photography, to balance all others. Dark, charcoal gray communicates some of the strength and mystery of black. It is a sophisticated color that lack the negativity of the color black. Light grays can carry some of the attributes of the color white.

Because people’s hair turns gray with age, the word is often used to describe elderly people and is also a color of wisdom.

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For Christians, gray is the color of resurrection and is worn when people are coming out of the full black of mourning as the midway point on the journey to other colors.

Other meanings associated with the color gray:

  • The phrase “gray matter” refers to smarts, intelligence, brains, and intellect.
  • The saying “gray power” is used in reference to the power of the elderly or senior citizens.
  • The term “gray page” is a text-heavy page with very little contrast or white space.
  • The expression “gray-hair” is sometimes used to refer to an elderly person.
  • The phrase “gray water” refers to dirty water such as water that has been drained from a bathtub or kitchen sink.

Collected from various sources.

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