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Color:
Zinc


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Colors with the same hue:
Cinder
Eerie Purple
Space cadet
Charred Black
Cobalt blue
Sapphire
Brilliant Blue
Shimmer
Periwinkle
Similar colors:
Dolphin
Dim gray
Gray 
Rhythm
Weathered Gray
Smoky
Faded Black
Soot
Cool grey
Manatee
Independence
Dusty
Storm
Haze
Roman silver
Quick silver
Striking Silver
Nocturne
Dark gray 
Graphite
Raven
Charred Black
Metallic silver
Phantom
Tungsten
Aluminum
Dark blue-gray
Hematite
Jet
Somber Purple
Words evoked by this color:
nick,  steely,  machining,  high-rise,  structural,  material,  erecting,  metropolis,  titanic,  towering,  tempered,  sheathed,  stiffened,  stiffer,  refinery,  rigid,  annealed,  clenched,  tightened,  tighten,  tightening,  welding,  welded,  cathodic,  countersink,  tensile,  lathe,  machinist,  galvanize,  sheffield,  alloy,  equipping,  metallurgy,  materials,  phalanx,  steele,  armour,  riveted,  alloying,  tirelessly,  invulnerable,  unflinching,  unshakable,  withstand,  reinforcing,  pressurized,  industrious,  mill,  flywheel,  rail
Literary analysis:
In literary descriptions, zinc is sometimes employed as a subtle yet evocative color that conveys a cool, reflective quality. For instance, a zinc roof is depicted as transforming under the midday sun into a “terrible mirror,” evoking both the literal gleam and a sense of foreboding coldness [1]. Similarly, a zinc floor serves as an artistic backdrop, its muted sheen enhancing the visual composition of a scene [2]. The mention of “Zinc Green” further illustrates how zinc has transcended its identity as a mere metal, becoming a pigment that nostalgically captures an understated, silvery tint in artistic and narrative contexts [3].
  1. In front of Jack was a zinc roof, which, when the sun was in mid-heaven, became a terrible mirror.
    — from Jack 1877 by Alphonse Daudet
  2. He was outlined against a charming assortment of foreign shells, strewn artistically on a zinc floor.
    — from The Romance of His Life, and Other Romances by Mary Cholmondeley
  3. Zinc Green.
    — from Pigments, Paint and Painting: A practical book for practical men by George Terry


Colors associated with the word:
Charcoal
Slate gray
Pewter
Gunmetal
Ash gray
Silver 
Graphite
Iron
Lead
Smoke
Stone
Cloud
Mist
Nickel
Tin
Platinum
Words with similar colors:
contrite,  stifle,  urbane,  gaunt,  penumbra,  bevel,  penitent,  contrivance,  dower,  repentance,  brut,  mea_culpa,  interlock,  ironclad,  honed,  ashy,  penitence,  tungsten,  slade,  suppressed
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