Color of the Week - Charcoal

This week's color is Charcoal - a dark gray neutral with blue undertones!

Charcoal works with almost any color, but I particularly like it with colors that are just "off" of highly saturated hues, like the grayish-blue Denim, and the brownish-yellow Dijon Mustard.

Fun facts about Charcoal:

1. The first recorded use of charcoal as a color name in English was in 1606.

2. It gets its name from the dark gray color of the carbon and ash remaining after wood is burned.

3. Artists have used charcoal for centuries. Check out your local art supply store to see a wide range of compressed charcoal sticks (charcoal powder mixed with gum binder) and charcoal pencils.

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