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Bluish Gray

Shuttle Art Neutral Gray warm

Shuttle Art NG212 Bluish Gray is a light muted teal alcohol marker in the Neutral Gray family. It sits in the lighter value range, making it well-suited for muted teal, sage water, soft teal. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes. Low saturation keeps it grounded and easy to layer.

Neutral Gray family Warm temperature 68% lightness
Muted tealSage waterSoft tealCool greensAquamarine tones
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Bluish Gray
Color Family
Neutral Gray
Temperature
Warm
Lightness
68%
Saturation
11%
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
39
39 Perceptual L75%
E72
E72 Perceptual L76%
Current Marker
NG212
Bluish Gray Perceptual L76%
Highlight Side
BG3
Blue Grey 3 Perceptual L76%
BG32
BG32 Perceptual L77%

Works Well With

Highlights
NG272
Light Gray
+15 lightness
Shadows
NG271
Gray
-15 lightness
Analogous Colors
271
Light Blue
15° hue shift
187
187
15° hue shift
180
Cool Shadow
15° hue shift
272
Grayishight Blue Pale
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

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

98
Chestnut Brown
opposite hue
WG1
Warm Grey 1
opposite hue
135
135
opposite hue
111
Coral
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where NG212 fits the color story by mood and hue.

💫 Pastel Voltage
Bubblegum pink, warm yellow, lilac, aqua, and cream with a grape-purple charge.
Art Style
🧁 Sugar Rush Kitchen
Sunshine yellow, candy pink, sky blue, cherry coral, and cocoa brown.
Cozy
👻 Icy Haunt
Moonlit aqua, spectral mint, stormy blue, and graveyard violet create a frozen haunting.
Seasonal
🚀 Pastel Space Cadet
Seafoam teal, blush pink, peach, butter yellow, and soft olive drift through space.
Art Style
🧺 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
🌸 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

Similar Colors in Neutral Gray

NG272
Light Gray
pale blue
#CAD9DE
NG271
Gray
mid gray
#838B8C
67
Pastel Blue
pale teal
#97D9E5
178
Pale Turquoise
light blue
#9DC7D5
143
143
light blue
#86BAD0
B44
B44
light vivid teal
#74CFEA
GM347
GM347
light teal
#84B3B6
GM478
GM478
light blue
#83A6B5

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