A coated article includes a substrate and a color layer formed on the substrate. The color layer is a chromium-aluminum-silicon layer containing chromium atoms, aluminum atoms and silicon atoms. The color layer has an L* value between about 25 to about 28, an a* value between about −1 to about −6, and a b* value between about −5 to about −9 in the CIE L*a*b* (CIE LAB) color space. A method for making the coated article is also described.