Gray facts for kids
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Gray or grey is the color of black and white mixed together.
Gray is the color of an elephant, cement, pencil writing, and rainy clouds. Gray often looks like someone made black lighter, but not so light that it is white.
Grey color represents neutrality and balance.
In the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India, Ireland, and New Zealand, as well as a few other countries, this word is spelled grey. In the United States, it is spelled gray.
The first recorded use of gray as a color name in English was in 700.
Shades of gray colour comparison chart
The chart below shows those shades of gray that are major web colours.
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| Mixed with 6% yellow. | Mixed with 6% blue. |
Related pages
Images for kids
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Storm clouds towards Clare Island, Ireland
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The city of Kouvola, mostly known for its grayscale envinroment, in Kymenlaakso, Finland
See also
In Spanish: Gris para niños
