off-white

ˌɒfˈwaɪt

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Definition of off-white - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

coloralmost white with a slight grey or cream tint

The walls are painted off-white for a soft look.

cream

eggshell

ivory

Noun

shade namenearly white hue with a slight cream or gray cast

He painted the walls off-white to keep the room bright.

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Origin of off-white

English, off (not quite) + white (color)

Terms with off-white included in their meaning

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bone

adj.

colors

off-white color similar to pale ivory

cheddar cheese

food

type of relatively hard, off-white or orange cheese originating from Cheddar, England

antique white

adj.

color

off-white color with a hint of yellow

eggshell

colors

very pale off-white color with a warm tone

bone

color

off-white shade like animal skeleton material

flowering ash

California shrub

shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers

old lace

color

off-white color resembling aged lace

tattletale grey

adj.

paint shade

dull pale gray, slightly off-white

Examples of off-white in a sentence

They chose off-white tiles for the bathroom floor.
The designer suggested off-white for the ceiling to soften the lighting.
We compared three shades of off-white before choosing the paint.

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French:blanc cassé, blanc écru, ...
German:gebrochen weiß, Off-White, ...
Italian:bianco sporco, bianco panna, ...
Spanish:blanco roto, blanco marfil, ...
Portuguese:quase branco, branco-sujo, ...
Chinese:米白色的, 米白色, ...
Japanese:オフホワイト, 生成り, ...
Arabic:عَاجِيّ, أوف وايْت, ...
Hebrew:לָבָן שָׁבוּר, אוֹף וַיְיט, ...
Russian:белёсый, молочно-белый, ...
Ukrainian:молочно-білий, молочний колір, ...
Hindi:ऑफ-व्हाइट, ऑफ व्हाइट, ...
Bengali:হালকা ধুসর সাদা, অফ হোয়াইট, ...
Catalan:blanc trencat, blanc trencat crema, ...
Czech:lomený, krémová, ...
Danish:offwhite, brækket hvid, ...
Dutch:off-white, offwhite, ...
Greek:εκρού, ...
Hungarian:törtfehér, vajszín, ...
Khmer:សក្រម៉ៅស្រាល, ពណ៌សលាយក្រែម ឬប្រផេះបន្តិច, ...
Korean:아이보리색의, 아이보리, ...
Persian:شیری, سفید شکری, ...
Polish:złamana biel, kremowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):off-white, gelo, ...
Romanian:alb murdar, ...
Swedish:bruten vit, nästan vit färg med svag brytning, ...
Thai:สีขาวนวล, ...
Turkish:kırık beyaz, ...
Vietnamese:trắng ngà, màu trắng ngà, ...

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