Gray

The color that I chose was gray. The picture above is of Queen Elizabeth I. The color originated in the Elizabethan era. Cheap dyes were used to produce the color, but the meaning behind it was very important. The color people war during the Elizabethan era was dictated by the law. The colors they wore depicted different aspects of their lives. The color gray was used for Christian symbolism.  Gray meant mourning and repentance. Gray also had a biblical meaning because it was the color of lent and therefore represented fasting and prayer. The color gray has had many different meanings through different time periods and cultures. One meaning is that it is peaceful, because it usually is quietly in the background. Native Americans associate the color gray with friendship. However, some people even interpret gray as sad or depressing. This idea originates from the weather because when it is gray outside, people tend to think of it as dreary or gloomy.