Charcoal-grey, typically associated with a dark and muted shade of grey, has a number of antonyms to describe shades that are opposite or contrary in meaning. These include words like snow-white, ivory, off-white, pearl, cream, beige and oatmeal, all of which describe lighter or pale hues. Similarly, words like black, ebony, onyx, jet, and obsidian describe darker shades that are the complete opposite of charcoal-grey. Finally, words like blue-grey, slate, gunmetal and titanium describe nuanced variations of grey that are different from charcoal-grey but still have elements of grey within them. Antonyms provide us with a range of descriptive words that allow us to clarify the particular hue that we mean to describe.