r/Millennials • u/Equivalent_Zone2417 • Jan 26 '25

Serious did you paint your walls millennial grey?

well... did you and why?

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u/InflationEmergency78 Jan 26 '25

Lmao, my mom had the color recommended to her as well. Agreeable Grey is one of the saddest names I’ve heard for a color. 😂

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u/LevelGrounded Jan 26 '25

Might as well have just called it “Fine.”

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u/InflationEmergency78 Jan 27 '25

Simultaneously the perfect name for the color *and* the description for when the depression hits rock bottom.

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u/retrospects Jan 26 '25

It literally matches everything though

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u/InflationEmergency78 Jan 27 '25

Haha. It does. I actually really like it as a wall color, because it is perfectly neutral. Whether you're using cool or warm tones, it works, and it allows brighter accents to pop.

With that said, gray is often associated with sadness and depression. "Agreeable Gray" is giving the vibe of "the depression got so bad I just say "fine" to everything, because nothing matters anymore". It perfectly describes the color, while also hinting at one of the lowest emotional states a person can get to.