Color Names

Arid Plains

Dusty earth, cracked and barren, where shadows are the only shade.

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Arid Plains is a warm grey.

It can be described as warm, muted, greyish and dusty.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Arid Plains

Aridity

Aridity is a condition of geographical regions characterized by low annual precipitation, increased temperatures, and limited water availability. These areas, which make up approximately 43% of total global available land area, tend to fall upon degraded soils, and their health and functioning are key necessities of regulating ecosystems’ atmospheric components.

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Plain

In geography, a plain, commonly known as flatland, is a flat expanse of land that generally has few rapid or steep changes in elevation. Natural vegetation in plains can include prairies/grasslands, forests, savanah, tundra, and desert biomes, among others. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands. Plains are one of the major landforms on earth, being present on all continents and covering more than one-third of the world's land area. Plains in many areas are important for agriculture. There are various types of plains, and biomes on them.

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arid

Adjective

  1. Very dry.
  2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
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plains

Noun

  1. plural of plain

Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of plain
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