off-white
white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color.
an off-white color.
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How to use off-white in a sentence
On the inside is the usual mix of off-white, flecked linoleum tiles and segmented ceiling panels, dull and dimly lit.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own | Robert Silverman | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a disgruntled, well-off white boy—so he fuels our arguments about privilege.
Alleged Santa Barbara Killer Elliot Rodger and the Twisted Cult of Modern Masculinity | James Poulos | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWattle: Any of a number of shrubs or trees of the genus Acacia, having off-white or yellow flowers.
Saltbush Bill, J.P., and Other Verses | A. B. PatersonThe larger was celadon green; the smaller, off-white, was glowing, gleaming.
Sugar Plum | Reginald BretnorIt ran back on either side, apparently, to the far-off white-crowned peaks in the distance, themselves probably inaccessible.
Herland | Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman
She was a mare, two and a half years old, with a tawny coat and an off-white mane and tail--a perfect little lady.
Look Back on Happiness | Knut HamsunHe had the proper wavy black hair and rat-tailed comb stuck into a slightly dirty off-white jacket.
The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey
British Dictionary definitions for off-white
a colour, such as cream or bone, consisting of white mixed with a tinge of grey or with a pale hue
of such a colour: an off-white coat
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