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slate
A light-to-medium gray facade color with a slight blue tint, represented by hex triplet 708090.
The color slate is a light to medium shade of gray with a slight tint of blue. It is common as a color for slate facades, although slate ranges across other shades of gray as well.
Hex triplet: 708090
The color can occur in slate stone, but the material can have other colors. It is lighter than the related steel gray. The hex triplet is a comparison sample for a range of similar facade colors, rather than an exact-match requirement.
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ash
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black
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charcoal
A dark neutral-gray facade color between medium gray and black, represented by hex triplet 606060. -
gray
A neutral medium-gray facade color between black and white, represented by the reference hex triplet 808080. -
platinum
A very pale gray facade color between silver and white, represented by the reference hex triplet DCDCDC. -
silver
A light gray facade color typical of many metals, with shininess optional, represented by hex triplet C0C0C0. -
steel gray
A very dark gray facade color with a slight blue tint, represented by hex triplet 374550. -
white
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