Dragon Colors

Gray / Grey Dragons

First, this article will explore the symbolism of gray / grey in world cultures, then specifically relate that symbolism to dragons and serpents.

• The Symbolism of the Color Gray / Grey
• Gray / Grey Dragons
• Footnotes
• Dragon Colors

In the East, gray symbolizes helpers and travel, and in Feng Shui gray is linked with the element metal and is of the passive Yin aspect.² Feng Shui also emphasize gray's indefinite and dull nature.² In the West, gray symbolizes boredom and plainness.²

In Greco-Roman mythology, gray is the color of Saturn, or Cronos, who was the lord of time, with wisdom being one of his major attributes.¹ On the Kabbalistic tree of life, gray symbolizes wisdom.¹

In Western Europe, gray symbolizes mourning, lamentation, and death because of its correlation to ashes.³ The Bible sports gray as a symbol of repentance, fasting, selflessness, and worship.³ Holy practitioners in Europe chose gray as a color for garments to symbolize simplicity and repentance.³

Modern associations with gray include seniority, neutrality, tradition, and pollution.³

Since a gray dragon would be a combination of black and white characteristics, many attributes associated with black and white may also apply to gray dragons.

All of the dragon graphics on this page were created by Donna Quinn.

1. O'Connell and Airey 115
2. Visual Color Symbolism Chart by Culture
3. Color Symbolism of Gray: A Tangent of Balance & Neutrality

For more information about footnotes and references, please see the bibliography.