What color is pity?

A plurality say pity is grey.
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“Because pity is sad and so is grey.”
“Pity can be morally good or bad, so it’s in a grey area, therefore making it grey.”
“When receiving pity you feel a weird mix of comfort but also guilt, which is what grey conveys to me.”
“It is a rude feeling, and grey gives off rude vibes. ”
“It’s both a ‘bad’ and a ‘good’ feeling and grey is an in-between color.”

“In American Sign Language the sign for pity has a circular motion that, in combination with how the fingers are positioned, always reminded me of rain. And, I associate rain with the color blue. Though pity is a darker shade of blue than rain itself.”
“It feels sad, and sad is blue. ”
“Because I associate blue with sadness, and pity is feeling sad on behalf of someone else.”
“Often when I feel pity, I’ll cry out of sympathy for them. ”
“Pity is the feeling of sorrow for others misfortunes; I feel sad colors are usually blue.”

“Purple is pity because pity is made out of emotions such as sadness and anger for someone else. Those two emotions are red and blue, and together they make purple. Pity is purple. Pity is anger and sadness for someone else.”
“Pink is the color of love. Purple is sort of a darker pink, for more delicate matter like pity.”
“Purple is almost pink, which signifies love, but it’s tainted with sadness.”
“It’s soft, and a little dark. ”
“I associate sorrow with blue and discomfort with orange, so the closest match for both would be purple.”
“It starts with P.”

“Pits are black. Pity has “pit” in it, and self-pity is kinda like being at the bottom of a pit.”