Gunmetal
- HEX
- #2A3439
- RGB
- 42 52 57
- HSL
- 200° 15% 19%
- CMYK
- 26 9 0 78
Gunmetal or Charcoal?
Darker than charcoal.
After gunmetal, the bronze once cast into cannons, in its dark tarnished state.
History
Gunmetal is a bronze, about 88 percent copper with tin and zinc, first used mainly for guns and long since replaced by steel. Freshly cast it is golden, not grey; the color name matches the darker look of old metal and steel gun barrels.
Kin
- Steel blue: Another color named after worked metal
- Gold: Fresh gunmetal bronze is golden, not grey
In paintings
- The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli
- A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat
- The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh
- Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, Caspar David Friedrich
- Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, Caspar David Friedrich
- Whistler's Mother, James McNeill Whistler
Sources
- Wikipedia, 'Gunmetal' (88% copper, 8-10% tin, 2-4% zinc)
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