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off-white

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

adjective

  1. white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color.

noun

  1. an off-white color.

off-white British  

noun

  1. a colour, such as cream or bone, consisting of white mixed with a tinge of grey or with a pale hue

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of such a colour

    an off-white coat
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of off-white

First recorded in 1925–30

Vocabulary lists containing off-white

White

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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

The base is solid walnut, and the off-white upholstery is a linen blend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025

I scanned the stacks of books teetering against one wall, not on shelves but layered like bricks, and a slim off-white spine called to me: Sylvia Plath’s "Ariel."

From Salon • May 7, 2024

His pale skin was turning an off-white that shaded into gray.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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