From the publisher's description:
In a society where the ability to see the higher end of the colour spectrum denotes a better social standing, Eddie Russett, a Red, can see his own colour—but no other. The sky, the grass, and everything in between are all just shades of grey, and must be colorised by artificial means.
Eddie's world wasn't always like this. There's evidence of a never-discussed disaster and now, many years later, technology is poor, news sporadic, the notion of change abhorrent, and nighttime is terrifying: no one can see in the dark. Everyone abides by a bizarre regime of rules and regulations, a system of merits and demerits, where punishment can result in permanent expulsion.
Eddie, might well have lived out his rose-tinted life without a hitch. But that changes when he becomes smitten with Jane, a Grey. She shows Eddie that all is not well with the world he thinks is just and good.
See also[]
UK hardcover edition of Shades of Grey
UK paperback edition of Shades of Grey
US paperback edition of Shades of Grey