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Grey vs. Gray

According to linguistics, the world grey and gray refers to a same color that is intermediate between black and white. They argue that grey is used and spelled in English dictionary while gray is used and spelled in American dictionary. However, there are differences between grey and gray. The main difference between these two as per Colorford.com is that grey and gray are two color switches. Grey color code is #D3D3D3 while gray color code is #808080.

Key Differences

Grey word is widely used in Europe and Commonwealth nations while gray is standard word in American English language.
In grey, ratio of white color is more as comparison to black while in gray color ratio of black color is more as comparison to white color.
Aimie Carlson
Nov 13, 2015
Grey word was first used in AD 700, however, it become standard word in British dictionary during 20th Gray word for color is a standard word in American English since the 18th century.
According to survey, grey is a color perceived as the hue of “silver” while gray is a sliding scale of values from black to white.
Aimie Carlson
Nov 13, 2015
The easy way to difference between grey and gray is that in grey “E” denotes the England (Britian) while in gray “A” stands for American English.
Samantha Walker
Nov 13, 2015
According to Colorford.com, both grey and gray are used for two different colors. The color code of grey is #D3D3D3 while color code of gray is #808080.
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Grey and Gray Definitions

Grey

Variant of gray1.

Gray

Of or relating to an achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.

Grey

Standard spelling of from2=Commonwealth

Gray

Dull or dark
A gray, rainy afternoon.

Grey

Standard spelling of from2=Commonwealth

Gray

Lacking in cheer; gloomy
A gray mood.
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Grey

Standard spelling of from2=Commonwealth

Gray

Having gray hair; hoary.

Grey

See Gray (the correct orthography).

Gray

Old or venerable.

Grey

United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)

Gray

Intermediate in character or position, as with regard to a subjective matter
The gray area between their differing opinions on the film's morality.
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Grey

Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554)

Gray

An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white.

Grey

Englishman who as Prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)

Gray

An object or animal of the color gray.

Grey

Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray;
The Confederate army was a vast gray

Gray

A member of the Confederate Army in the Civil War.

Grey

A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Gray

The Confederate Army.

Grey

Gray clothing;
He was dressed in gray

Gray

The SI unit for the energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to one joule per kilogram.

Grey

Make gray;
The painter decided to grey the sky

Gray

To make gray.

Grey

Turn gray;
Her hair began to gray

Gray

To become gray.

Grey

An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white;
Gray flannel suit
Hair just turning gray

Gray

To become old; age.

Grey

Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair;
Whose beard with age is hoar
Nodded his hoary head

Gray

To include a large or increasing proportion of older people
"Federal food programs can't keep up with the nation's rapidly graying population" (Michael J. McCarthy).

Grey

Used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms);
A stalwart gray figure

Gray

Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.

Grey

Intermediate in character or position;
A gray area between clearly legal and strictly illegal

Gray

Dreary, gloomy.

Grey

Darkened with overcast;
A dark day
A dull sky
A gray rainy afternoon
Gray clouds
The sky was leaden and thick

Gray

Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.

Gray

Gray-haired.

Gray

Old.

Gray

Relating to older people.
The gray dollar, i.e. the purchasing power of the elderly

Gray

To become gray.
My hair is beginning to gray.

Gray

To cause to become gray.

Gray

To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
The graying of America

Gray

To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.

Gray

An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.

Gray

An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.

Gray

An extraterrestrial humanoid with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

Gray

A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.

Gray

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Gray

Any color of neutral hue between white and black; white mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
These gray and dun colors may be also produced by mixing whites and blacks.

Gray

Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.

Gray

Old; mature; as, gray experience.

Gray

Gloomy; dismal.

Gray

A gray color; any mixture of white and black; also, a neutral or whitish tint.

Gray

An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or a kind of salmon.
Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day.That coats thy life, my gallant gray.

Gray

The Confederate army or a soldier in the confederate army; as, a battle between the blue and the gray.

Gray

The SI unit of absorbed dosage of ionizing radiation, equal to an absorbed energy of 1 joule per kilogram of irradiated material; - abbreviated Gy. This unit is 100 times the commonly used unit, the rad.

Gray

A neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

Gray

Gray clothing;
He was dressed in gray

Gray

Any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray;
The Confederate army was a vast gray

Gray

Horse of a light grey or whitish color

Gray

English poet best known for his elegy written in a country church-yard (1716-1771)

Gray

American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

Gray

United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

Gray

Make gray;
The painter decided to grey the sky

Gray

Turn gray;
Her hair began to gray

Gray

An achromatic color of any lightness between the extremes of black and white;
Gray flannel suit
Hair just turning gray

Gray

Showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair;
Whose beard with age is hoar
Nodded his hoary head

Gray

Darkened with overcast;
A dark day
A dull sky
A gray rainy afternoon
Gray clouds
The sky was leaden and thick

Gray

Used to signify the Confederate forces in the Civil War (who wore gray uniforms);
A stalwart gray figure

Gray

Intermediate in character or position;
A gray area between clearly legal and strictly illegal

What is Grey?

Grey stands for a color that is intermediated between black and white. It is similar to the color of cloud-covered sky, ash and of lead. In English or British dictionary and language, grey is used and pronounced instead of gray. It was first recorded as a name in English language in AD 700. It is the dominant spelling in British and Commonwealth English. According to Clorford.com, the code of grey is #D3D3D3. In grey color, the presence of white color is more as compare to black.

What is Gray?

Gray stands for a color that is intermediate between black and white. The word gray is pronounced and spelled in American English language. It was used in America during 18th century and since it is the standard word for gray color. In both US and Europe, grey or gray is most attached with conformity, old age, and modesty. According to Clorford.com, the cod of gray is #808080. Gray color contains more black color in it as compare to white color.

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