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off-white

[awf-hwahyt, -wahyt, of-]
–adjective
1. white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color.
–noun
2. an off-white color.

Origin:
1925–30
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off-white   (ôf'hwīt', -wīt', ŏf'-)
n.  A grayish or yellowish white.
off'-white' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

off-white 
"white with a tinge of gray or yellow," 1927, from off + white.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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