Color Names

Lye Tinted

Wood ash grey, like the residue left after a strong cleanser has done its work.

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Lye Tinted is a warm grey.

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

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Lye Tinted

Lye

Lye is the common name of various alkaline solutions, including soda lye and potash lye. Lyes are used as cleaning products, as ingredients in soapmaking, and in various other contexts.

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lye

Noun

  1. An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
  2. Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).

Verb

  1. To treat with lye.
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tinted

Adjective

  1. Slightly colored, having tint.

Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of tint
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