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The Color Grey
Grey is a neutral and the color you get when you mix any primary colors together.
It is very useful in interior decorating.
It is subtle and stable to use, it is not dramatic like black or white, the other neutrals, therefore is is good to use with other colors as it does not dominate them.
An example of this is using hot colors, hot pink, hot blue, hot green.
These look funky and fun on their own but can be a little gareish, with the addition of grey they become compromised and drawn back into line and make a statement but a more subtle one.
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The grey wallpaper is the focal point of this contemporary room. |
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Grey is often used in industrial design, look at the color of your keyboard, laptop, mobile phone, calculators, medical machinery, they are often grey. This means that they will suit any interior. Metal finishes are often grey, aluminium, light grey, wrought iron, charcoal grey, and stainless steel - various finishes. We see a lot more grey than we recognize. Cutlery is stainless steel, some light switches, light fittings, connection bars for flooring junctions, door handles, door stops, I could go on and on. There is an abundance of grey in every home, and if lives happily unnoticed, blending in with it's surroundings. On the picture are some meanings for the grey and for more uses of grey visit our color website.
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In this Section:
Color Menu | Color Tips | Choosing a Look | White - Why Not? | Color and Nature | Spring into Color | The Mythology of Yellow |
Color Menu | Color Tips | Choosing a Look | White - Why Not? | Color and Nature | Spring into Color | The Mythology of Yellow |
