slate gray
Americannoun
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Origin of slate gray
First recorded in 1785–95
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The slate gray of stormy seas, deep-ocean navy and the rich brown of old ship planks are popular.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The color palette recalled a rainy day on the highlands: moss, brown, slate gray and maroon, cornflower blue, mustard.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024
It was a collage of painted planks representing every shade of Southern California weather, cloudy white and misty blue next to rainy-day slate gray and the deep cerulean of midsummer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023
A heap of a dozen or so slate gray, dented tubes and fins lean against a wall.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022
“You are beautiful, too, Frightful,” I said, and I touched the slate gray feathers of her back.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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