gainsboro

Meanings

Noun

  • A neutral light grey colour.

Adjective

  • Of a neutral light grey colour.

Origin

  • A color named "gainsboro" was added to the X11 color chart by Paul Raveling in 1989. Raveling explained that he introduced a number of "light and off-white colors, copied from several Sinclair Paints color samples", of which gainsboro appears to be one.

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