: a yellowish or grayish white

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Represented by the coordinates on the CIE chromaticity diagram, this color can be described as a shade of beige or off-white. Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026 The store’s track lighting and off-white walls are framed by a large company logo — designed by Luna — painted on the back wall. David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026 Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Valspar, shares that clean, crisp whites, such as the brand’s Ultra White 7006-24, and warmer off-whites like Swiss Coffee 7002-16 are popular paint choices. Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026 This off-white cream shade is the perfect white alternative that’s still easy to style, but is more sophisticated, IMO. Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-white

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First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-white was in 1927

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“Off-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-white. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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off-white

noun
ˈȯf-ˈhwīt
-ˈwīt
: a yellowish or grayish white

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