winter white

Cold weather cream

Winter white describes a soft, creamy off-white color—not stark or bright, but muted like snow under overcast skies.

The term appears most often in fashion, where it names a shade acceptable for cold-weather clothing: a winter white cashmere sweater.

The phrase also describes the pale coat some animals develop in snowy months.

Related
  • snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
  • fresh snowRecently fallen precipitation
  • frostThin ice coating
  • paleLacking color intensity
  • arcticOf extreme northern cold

polar · polar bear · arctic fox · ice queen · ermine · bleached · pristine · crisp · icy · alabaster · porcelain · hamster · dove · blizzard · blank · blank canvas · pure · milky

Categories
Opposites
seasonal color palette

winter whiteecru

Pale grayish-yellow brown

summer colors · cream · warm white · spring colors · harvest gold

color warmth/tone

winter whitecream

Rich milk fat

ivory · ecru · warm white · eggshell · champagne

visual brightness/saturation

winter whiteblack

Darkest possible hue

jet black · midnight black · midnight · charcoal · ebony

Family

winter, white, winters, wintered, wintering, wintry, wintertime, whites, whiter

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G