off-white
off-white — noun
1. a colour that is basically white but has a faint touch of grey, cream, or yellow
a colour that is basically white but has a faint touch of grey, cream, or yellow mixed in
Sivan painted the kitchen walls a soft off-white to brighten the room.
collocation: soft off-white
Hana chose an off-white dress with tiny flowers for the spring wedding.
The old photographs had faded to a pale off-white over the decades.
Nikos preferred the off-white of cotton curtains to stark hospital white.
Tariq matched the off-white of the ceiling paint to the cream sofa below.
- pure white
completely white with no tint at all
off-white — adjective
1. having a white colour that is not bright and pure — usually with a hint of grey,
having a white colour that is not bright and pure — usually with a hint of grey, cream, or yellow
Ari wore an off-white linen jacket that looked elegant in the summer sun.
off-white + fabric or clothing material
Stephanie noticed the off-white pages of the secondhand book smelled of vanilla.
The off-white marble floor had thin grey veins running through every tile.
Rohan scrubbed the off-white sneakers until the canvas was nearly spotless.
Grandma's off-white lace tablecloth came out only for special family dinners.
- cream-coloured
warmer, with a more definite yellow tone
- ivory
richer and slightly yellow-brown, like elephant tusks
- bone
paler and more greyish, like dried bones
- pure white
bright white with no tint whatsoever