His style of painting with colors like blue, grey, and white was not as popular anymore.

他的蓝色、灰色和白色等颜色的绘画风格不再流行。

For some minutes however, whilst still talking, he had been watching Hutin, who was slowly arranging his silks-placing blue, grey, and yellow side by side and then stepping back to judge of the harmony of the tints.

然而，有几分钟，他一边说话，一边注视着 Hutin，Hutin 正在慢慢地整理他的丝绸——将蓝色、灰色和黄色并排放置，然后退后一步来判断色调的和谐度。