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Graphite

Castle Arts Gold Neutral Gray neutral

Castle Arts Gold 164 Graphite is a light gray colored pencil in the Neutral Gray family. It sits in the lighter value range, making it well-suited for subtle shading, pale highlights, soft backgrounds. Neutral undertones adapt well across both warm and cool color schemes. Low saturation keeps it grounded and easy to layer.

Neutral Gray family Neutral temperature 71% lightness
Subtle shadingPale highlightsSoft backgroundsCloudsAtmospheric blending
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Graphite
Color Family
Neutral Gray
Temperature
Neutral
Lightness
71%
Saturation
5%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Neutral Gray family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
120
Warm Gray Light L69%
Current Marker
164
Graphite L71%
Highlight Side
072
Titanium White L100%

Works Well With

Highlights
072
Titanium White
+29 lightness
Shadows
163
Dove Gray
-16 lightness
065
Cool Gray
-19 lightness
162
Graphite Light
-22 lightness
067
Davy's Gray
-29 lightness
Analogous Colors
101
Cobalt Turquoise Green
15° hue shift
050
Pthalo Green
16° hue shift
071
Ivory Black
21° hue shift
163
Dove Gray
22° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

068
Burnt Umber
opposite hue
188
Light Peach
opposite hue
118
Charcoal Gray
opposite hue
013
Terracotta
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 164 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🧺 Laundromat
Tube-lit blue at 11 p.m., dryers tumbling behind a row of orange plastic chairs nobody is in.
Environment
🎨 Watercolor Airy
Botanical study left to dry on cold-press paper; pigment pooling at the edges and the rest fading to white.
Art Style
🏪 Fluorescent Store
Drugstore tubes humming at 3 a.m.; every face the color of nausea.
Lighting
🌸 Cherry Blossom Rain
Pink petals stuck to rain-darkened concrete the morning after the bloom.
Seasonal
🏥 Hospital Waiting Room
Institutional aqua walls, vinyl chair mauve, fluorescent hum — time moves differently here.
Environment
🏬 Empty Mall Atrium
Skylight bleaching the marble at 10am on a Tuesday; no one is here and it feels like a test.
Emotional
🍭 Cotton Candy
Spun from air and sugar at the fairground — one cloud that actually fits in your hand.
Emotional
🏜 Sandy Dune
Warm bleached sand rolling up toward a pale, hazy sky.
Beachy

Similar Colors in Neutral Gray

119
Payne's Gray
dark gray
#515456
066
Cool Gray Deep
mid gray
#5B6268
193
Oyster
light muted red
#BBAEB0
120
Warm Gray Light
light muted orange
#B6B0A9
163
Dove Gray
mid gray
#8A8F8F
162
Graphite Light
mid gray
#7C7F7F
071
Ivory Black
dark gray
#383A3F
195
Argent Gray
light gray
#A69C9A

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