ash-colored vs smoky

ash-colored

adj
  • Of the color of ashes; pale grey. 

smoky

adj
  • Of a colour or colour pattern similar to that of smoke. 

  • Filled with smoke. 

  • Having a flavour or odour like smoke; flavoured with smoke. 

  • Blackened by smoke. 

  • Resembling or composed of smoke. 

  • Filled with or enveloped in tobacco smoke. 

  • Giving off smoke. 

  • Attractive in a sensual way; sultry. 

  • Having a dark, thick, bass sound. 

  • Having a deep, raspy quality, often as a result of smoking tobacco. 

How often have the words ash-colored and smoky occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )