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A SubTrope of ColourCodedEmotions. Supertrope to GrayRainOfDepression, when gray rain is used to exaggerate a bad mood, and GraveClouds, where cemeteries are dreary and gray. Overlaps with DeliberatelyMonochrome.

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A SubTrope of ColourCodedEmotions. Supertrope to GrayRainOfDepression, when gray rain is used to exaggerate a bad mood, and GraveClouds, where cemeteries are dreary and gray. Overlaps with DeliberatelyMonochrome.
DeliberatelyMonochrome. Compare to ColoringInTheWorld where bringing color to the colorless is linked to a positive change, where the gloomy and grey world improves by being colorful.
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* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': [[AfterlifeAntechamber Death]] is an infinite frigid river shrouded in grey mist that inflicts a pervasive sense of grief and hopelessness on [[DimensionalTraveler living visitors]]. However, the spirits of the dead don't suffer the emotional effects, finding it peaceful instead.
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* ''Pinball/FooFighters2023'': The Reformatted -- people affected by the Overlord's [[HypnoTrinket mind-control helmets]] -- have gray-colored skin and wear gray, featureless clothing. It falls to the Music/FooFighters to bring color back to their lives (literally ''and'' metaphorically) through ThePowerOfRock.
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* ''ComicBook/AGuestInTheHouse'' by Creator/EmilyCarroll: The emotionally isolated, socially withdrawn narrator's day-to-day life is drawn in black and white, in stark contract to the vivid colors of her {{Fantasy Sequence}}s.
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* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': The Emotional Affliction system has the Gray icon to represent Despair.
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* Strong Sad from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', fitting both his depressive name and depressive personality, has a body that's colored in various shades of gray.
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* Room 302 in ''VideoGame/SilentHill4TheRoom'' is practically the posterchild for this trope, being as washed-out and colorless as possible. Which, appropriately, sets the mood for the rest of the game.

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* Room 302 in ''VideoGame/SilentHill4TheRoom'' is practically the posterchild for this trope, being as washed-out and colorless as possible. Which, appropriately, sets matches the mood for the rest atmosphere and tone of the entire game.
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* Music/BTS: The song Blue and Grey is probably one of the most depressing that the band has made.
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* Room 302 in ''VideoGame/SilentHill4TheRoom'' is practically the posterchild for this trope, being as washed-out and colorless as possible. Which, appropriately, sets the mood for the rest of the game.
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* Music/OZone,: The official English version of "Dragostea Din Tei" states that everytime the singer's love interest leaves, his colors fade to gray.
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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': {{Discussed|Trope}} regarding the Rivans, an isolated people who live in a grey stone CitadelCity on a rainy island and wear grey cloaks as a national costume. Some outsiders think they're totally joyless, but they're actually dutiful pragmatists with HiddenDepths -- their private lives are full of colour and art.
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Not sure why Marapets is under Video Game instead of Websites like Neopets is.


** Their competitor ''Website/{{Marapets}}'' pokes fun at this with their "Sad"[[labelnote:*]]originally named "Emo"[[/labelnote]] costume color. Meanwhile, their "Gray" costume averts this trope, as gray marapets are just normal pets who happen to have gray fur or skin.

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** Their competitor ''Website/{{Marapets}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Marapets}}'' pokes fun at this with their "Sad"[[labelnote:*]]originally named "Emo"[[/labelnote]] costume color. Meanwhile, their "Gray" costume averts this trope, as gray marapets are just normal pets who happen to have gray fur or skin.

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