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off-white

[awf-hwahyt, -wahyt, of-] / ˈɔfˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt, ˈɒf- /




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“You can make a garment so interesting using only off-white fabrics.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Robe says she chose the off-white Crate & Barrel center table for its 'organic, amorphous shape.'

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

The off-white cloak caked in clay is deliberately drained of all color.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

At the end of his arguments, Combs, wearing an off-white sweater, hugged his attorney.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

The waiting room is painted some terrible color that needs two words to describe it: off-white, burnt ivory, eggshell.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

Out of games and in the world of text, the off-whites and grays didn’t have the color separation that they should.

From The Verge ● Apr. 6, 2022

Like Cohen, who interrupts the upscale creams and off-whites of the décor with eruptions of colors, the costume designer, Cole McCarty, also walks the fine line between subtle and bold hues.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2021

This twilight world wasn’t black and white; it was a muted palette of greys, off-whites and sepia tones, he told me.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2017




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