off-white

Pale ivory hue

Off-white is a pale color that isn't quite pure white—slightly tinted with cream, gray, beige, or yellow.

It describes paint colors, fabrics, and surfaces that appear white at first glance but reveal warmth or dullness on closer inspection: The walls were painted off-white.

As a noun: We chose an off-white for the trim.

cream

ecru

Pale grayish-yellow brown

alabaster · pearl · vanilla · oatmeal · linen · parchment · champagne · bisque · buttercream · magnolia

nature

eggshell

Brittle ovum casing

  • boneHard skeletal tissue
  • seashellMollusk's discarded exoskeleton
  • pearlMollusk-formed gemstone

coral · sand · limestone · gypsum · chalk · quartz · birch bark · cotton boll · gardenia · jasmine

foods

butter

Solid fat from cream

parmesan · pecorino · tofu · paneer · cauliflower · parsnip · jicama · buttermilk · marzipan · panko

beige

tan

Yellowish-brown hue

  • khakiDull yellowish-brown shade
  • sandFine rock particles
  • fawnYoung deer, or flatter

buff · taupe · camel · biscuit · almond · dun · wheat · flaxen · straw · burlap

pale

tinted

Given subtle coloration

  • mutedMade quieter or softer
  • softYielding to touch
  • fadedLost original color

milky · hazy · dusty · subtle · understated · creamy · toned · light · delicate · whisper

Categories
Opposites
color saturation/chromaticity

off-whitechromatic

Relating to color

vivid · bright · saturated · bold · vibrant

purity/intensity of whiteness

off-whitepure white

Entirely without color

bright white · bleached white · crisp white

lightness/darkness

off-whiteblack

Darkest possible hue

jet black · charcoal · ebony · dark · pitch black

Family

off, white, whitewash, whiten, whitish, whiteness, whiteout, whitened, whitener

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G