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Color:
Metallic silver


More info:
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Colors with the same hue:
Oxford blue
Cornflower blue 
Aluminum
Porcelain
Moonlight
Similar colors:
Aluminum
Manatee
Roman silver
Cool grey
Dark gray 
Striking Silver
Quick silver
Haze
Dusty
Silver
Weathered Gray
Shimmer
Cloudy Gray
Cloud
Storm
Porcelain
Moonlight
Fog
Light Gray
Gray 
Raven
Stainless Steel
Light silver
Sparkling Silver
Zinc
Heather
Gainsboro
Chrome
Horizon Blue
Mercury
Words evoked by this color:
antimony,  nitride,  retiring,  androgen,  screwing,  purr,  homeward,  shelter,  nickel,  steroid,  implanted,  aerodynamic,  robo,  machina,  autonomous,  advanced,  gyroscope,  quicksilver,  gorham,  holographic,  plata,  sixpence,  tin,  perak,  dime,  babbitt,  thimble,  mercurial,  0.005,  condensating,  condensation,  speculating,  wetted,  drool,  lith,  cleaved,  tinned,  solder,  fork,  whisk,  ladle,  perl,  spoon,  solver,  spiegel,  alu,  deflect,  replicated,  automat,  argent
Literary analysis:
In literary texts, "metallic silver" is often employed not just as a substance but as a striking color descriptor that evokes visions of luminous, gleaming surfaces. One notable example appears in a list of brilliant colors, where metallic silver is presented alongside hues like glistening black, fiery gold, and rose-color, contributing to vivid imagery and a sense of opulence [1]. In another instance, the term is fused with "white" to describe an element with an almost ethereal, reflective quality, emphasizing its exceptional and rare visual character [2]. These uses highlight how the term transcends its chemical origins to enrich literary language with a distinctive, shimmering visual appeal.
  1. Their brilliant colors—glistening black and white, yellow, fiery gold, metallic silver, rose-color, blue, orange and blood-red.
    — from A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV.
  2. Vanadium , a metallic silver-white elementary body of rare occurrence, and occurring in very small quantities; discovered first in 1801 by Del Rio.
    — from The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

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