Example : A miner's begrimed face.
Dingy linen.
Grimy hands.
Grubby little fingers.
A grungy kitchen.

Synonyms : begrimed, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy

Example : Dirty.
A dirty (or dingy) white.
The muddied grey of the sea.
Muddy colors.
Dirty-green walls.
Dirty-blonde hair.

Synonyms : dirty, muddied, muddy

Example : A blue day.
The dark days of the war.
A week of rainy depressing weather.
A disconsolate winter landscape.
The first dismal dispiriting days of November.
A dark gloomy day.
Grim rainy weather.

Synonyms : blue, dark, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry