深灰色

• 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
• 罙(deep into cave; enter cave depths)PHONETIC

Water flowing into a deep cave evokes the meaning of profundity.

• 又(hand)ASSOCIATIVE
• 火(fire)RADICAL

Ash is what remains when the hand extinguishes the flame.

• ⺈(knife; variant form)ASSOCIATIVE
• 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.