A silver lining to this piece is by the end of it- you will know the differences between silver and grey. For starters, silver is glossy, and grey is depressing. Kidding, another name for silver is metallic grey. So, is silver depressing too? Not really.
Silver is a precious metallic portion of brilliant white color. And grey is an equal mixture of black and white. To make it understandable for you- silver is between white and grey. Silver has more white, and grey has more black.
Historic Difference Between Silver and Grey
Silver – A precious, white, lustrous metallic chemical element. It has a symbol of Ag (Argentum – shiny).
Other Shades of Silver
- Pale silver
- Silver pink
- Silver sand
- Silver chalice
- Old silver
- Roman silver
- Sonic silver
Grey – It is an intermediate color between white and black.
It is an achromatic color. It doesn’t have a color of its own. It is a makeup of two other colors – white and black.
Different Shades of Grey
- Xanadu
- Platinum
- Ash grey
- Gunmetal
- Nickel
- Charcoal
- Cool grey
- Blue-grey
- Cadet grey
- Glaucous
- Marengo
- Puce
- Rose quartz
- Cinereous
- Rocket metallic
- Taupe
Silver and grey are not true colors as they do not show up in the gamut of light. Silver and grey get characterized as shades of color or tones of color.
Grey is a phantom of 50 percent black hemisphere and 50 percent white hemisphere.
Black absorbs the whole light.
White reflects all the light.
Grey is an amalgamation of colors that can fully absorb light and fully reflect light. Grey is thus, a shade of matte.
On the other hand, silver is a tone of grey (black + white) and white. It is metallic in authenticity, so it shimmers under the light. It appears shiny to the human eye. All that glitters is not gold- very ideal quote to mention here. All that glitters is silver.
The shimmering property of silver is not all silver. It has an amalgamation of substances that can create a shimmering effect when it comes under the light.
Grey has no place in the rainbow- seven colors – red, green, blue, orange, indigo, violet, and yellow. The same is ideal for silver. It has no stand of its own in the rainbow colors.
Have you ever stared in the mirror? Which color do you see? Can you see a tinge of silver? Well, yes, it is a near-perfect mirror, neither completely white, but in fact, reflecting all hues.
Examples of Grey
hammer, charcoal, Nintendo 64, screw, coin, handcuffs, duct tape, moon, smoke, storm clouds, kookaburra, staples, stapler, oven, heater, toaster, radio, chainsaw, hairdryer, kettle, ash, etc.
Examples of Silver
earrings, rings, bracelets, spoons, necklaces, batteries, chokers, ring bracelets, brazing alloys, electrical contacts toe rings, cutlery, crockery, trays, dishes, silverware, goblets, steel bottles, steel mixers, steel plates, dental alloys, etc.
Association of Color Grey
boredom, depression, old age, dullness, uncertainty, and modesty.
Association of Color Silver
elegance, royalty, respect, courteousness, maturity, organization, wisdom, and dignity.
