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Slate Gray

Grabie Neutral Gray neutral

Grabie 605 Slate Gray is a light gray alcohol marker 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 66% lightness
Subtle shadingPale highlightsSoft backgroundsCloudsAtmospheric blending
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Slate Gray
Color Family
Neutral Gray
Temperature
Neutral
Lightness
66%
Saturation
5%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
CG6
Cool Grey Perceptual L66%
Davy's Gray
Davy's Gray Perceptual L68%
Current Marker
605
Slate Gray Perceptual L73%
Highlight Side
602
Brass Perceptual L78%
667
Chrome Perceptual L80%

Works Well With

Highlights
639
Taupe Gray
+13 lightness
683
Pale Green
+26 lightness
Shadows
654
Dark Charcoal
-41 lightness
120
Black
-42 lightness
Black
Black
-44 lightness
755
Payne's Gray
-45 lightness
Analogous Colors
662
Lavender Gray
15° hue shift
Navy
Navy
15° hue shift
70
Royal Blue
16° hue shift
728
Ultra Violet
16° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

621
Marigold
opposite hue
Metallic Silver
Metallic Silver
opposite hue
Orange Peel
Orange Peel
opposite hue
744
Pastel Orange
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 605 fits the color story by mood and hue.

⛽ Desert Gas Station
Bleached tan. Heat shimmer. Rust and old diesel.
Environment
🕊 Sunday Garden Stillness
Sage and powder sky over wet grass before anyone in the house is awake.
Emotional
🏪 Fluorescent Store
Drugstore tubes humming at 3 a.m.; every face the color of nausea.
Lighting
📺 Dreamcore Static
Yellow-green hallway extending past where memory ends; the carpet doesn't repeat and the doors are all wrong.
Emotional
🏬 Empty Mall Atrium
Skylight bleaching the marble at 10am on a Tuesday; no one is here and it feels like a test.
Emotional
❄ Cool Winter Skin
Pink-cast fair with blue-steel shadow — high contrast, crisp edges, nothing apologetic about it.
Skin Tones
🧊 Glacier Heart
High-key ice and crystalline blue-white — power and isolation rendered in pure cold light.
Princesses
🌸 Regency Garden
Powder blue, periwinkle, and blush gilded with gold — opulence kept soft as garden silk.
TV & Film

Similar Colors in Neutral Gray

654
Dark Charcoal
dark gray
#3C3D41
Davy's Gray
Davy's Gray
mid gray
#8F9A9C
120
Black
dark gray
#3C3A42
755
Payne's Gray
deep muted purple
#342F3A
639
Taupe Gray
light gray
#C9C7CB
610
Black
near-black muted red
#1B1616
683
Pale Green
near-white muted green
#EAECE8
Black
Black
dark gray
#393A35

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