Meanings
noun
alternative Payne's gray
- artA dark blue-grey colour used in painting, originally a mixture of iron blue (Prussian blue), yellow ochre and crimson lake.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Named after the watercolour painter William Payne.
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Payne's grey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Payne's%20grey
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“Payne's grey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Payne's%20grey. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Payne's grey,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Payne's%20grey.
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