Color Names

Empire State Grey

Concrete grey of Manhattan sidewalks, where the Empire State Building meets the sky.

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Empire State Grey is a light grey.

It can be described as light, pale and neutral.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Empire State Grey

Empire State

The Empire State is a nickname for the U.S. state of New York, adopted in the 1800s. It has been incorporated into the names of several state buildings and events.

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Empire

An empire is a group of territories controlled by a monarch or a supreme central authority. Within an empire, different populations may have different sets of rights and may be governed differently. The word "empire" derives from the Roman concept of Imperium, which refers to the right to command. Empires have taken many forms throughout history.

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Grey

Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma. It is the color of a rain or storm cloud, of ash, and of lead.

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empire

Noun

  1. A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
  2. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.

Adjective

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Empire.
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state

Noun

  1. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
  2. A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.

Verb

  1. To declare to be a fact.
  2. To make known.
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grey

Adjective

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
  2. Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).

Verb

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
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