gainsboro

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A neutral light grey colour. uncountable
    — By using light gray or Gainsboro we are using Edward Tufte's principle of "minimum effective difference" to put in ancillary information.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a neutral light grey colour. not-comparable

词源

词源 1
A color named "gainsboro" was added to the X11 color chart by Paul Raveling in 1989. Raveling explained that he introduced a number of "light and off-white colors, copied from several Sinclair Paints color samples", of which gainsboro appears to be one.
词源 2
A color named "gainsboro" was added to the X11 color chart by Paul Raveling in 1989. Raveling explained that he introduced a number of "light and off-white colors, copied from several Sinclair Paints color samples", of which gainsboro appears to be one.
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