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Grey colour

Grey colour

The color gray in the past few decades has either been met with great enthusiasm or has been completely rejected. For some, it is associated with aesthetic boredom, banality and lack of imagination, for others, gray means harmony, balance, a sense of security and peace. This is the color adored by those who make decisions about the aesthetics of public space, at least in Europe, but also by designers and stylists of everything formal and formal.

Gray symbolism

If black is a mixture of all available colors and white is not a color, then where is gray? In the center, exactly between black and white. That is why the symbolism of gray says so much about man and the world. Usually, a lighter shade of gray is associated with a feminine element, and a dark shade with a masculine element. Gray hair age relatedbut also with the wisdom of life, he emphasizes the passage of time and its closeness. Grey colour a color from the earth color groupin this shadow we see the ubiquitous stones, the colors of caves and deep roads.

Gray is also the color of fog, shadow and dusk of the day. This the color of shyness and insecurity... People who prefer gray clothes do not want to attract attention to themselves, at least with their clothes, which can often mean just getting ahead of the facts. Gray clothing shifts attention to the intelligence and personality of the interlocutor. It's easy to be seduced by seeming anonymity and underestimate the person you're talking to. Gray is also chosen by people who need to calm their emotions. Gray, like green, helps to find balance and harmony with the surrounding world. Gray says: "leave me, let me stay in my world, I need time to deal with my emotions."

Gray too camouflage... Until recently, detectives in detective stories always wore a gray coat. This color allows you to blend in with the crowdwill remain anonymous. It's also a color of compromise that makes it easy to go black or white. He is indifferent, does not bring emotion and drama. But this is also the color of silver, it is enough to add a little silver or pearl dust to the gray to give it energy and ambiguity.

Gray is reflectiveness and impartiality, and at the same time, objectivity, self-control and deep intelligence.

Gray in interior design

Gray, after years of underestimating interior design, has made a real and profound change. Over the past ten years, and probably forever, it has become the new brown, the new green, and the new burgundy in home design. And this is starting from all shades of gray on the walls matching the color of sofas, carpets, wardrobes, wardrobes and textiles. Designers, turning to gray, combine it with white, black, pastel, as well as with expressive colors, pink, orange and red. Grey colour goes well even with beigewhich until recently seemed impossible. The courage to match colors led stylists to new color associations and redefined living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. First of all, gray color allows you to achieve complete harmony in the interior, a calming and calming composition, that is, the essence of the meaning of the word DOM. 

Gray is in fashion

Fashion has also called for gray, although here compositions in gray are much less durable. Of course, gray is the color of men's fashion, a variant of black in the summer months or in countries where sunny weather prevails. In Poland, you can see a dark shade of gray in men's fashion, but in the Mediterranean countries, gray is clearly lightening. Gray in women's fashion it equates to timeless elegancealthough in recent years, gray has prevailed on city streets for several months. Currently, this shade is used mainly in heavy clothing, women's coats and jackets, trousers. Gray is used in the shoe industry, gray shoes are as elegant as black and do not contrast so much with bright clothes. 

Gray in marketing

Gray has been rediscovered for product marketing. The packaging in this shade is clearly visible. a message of elegance, good taste and timelessness... They are aimed at people who have a similar understanding of aesthetics and are characterized by the same understanding of the beauty of flowers. In developed countries, gray is a classic and defining factor in living standards, requiring no motivation to achieve harmony and balance. Unlike third world countries, which treat gray as symbol of poverty and low status... This difference determines the export of products and changes the face of imports.