off-white
off-white
Definition
off·-white (-hwīt′, -wīt′)
adjective
of any of various shades of grayish-white or yellowish-white
off-white
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- paint: With slate we tend to paint the letters off-white to re-create the freshly cut contrast.
- use: Basic Principles In mid-Victorian houses, avoid bright white paint; instead use off-whites or pale creams.
Noun used with modifier
- color: Cameo Tabby ( Classic, Mackerel, Spotted, Ticked ): Ground color off-white.
Adjective modifier
- white: Color ranges from white, off-white, gray, yellow, and pink.
- painted: Most of the interior is plywood, painted off-white, trimmed with Iroko wood.
Modifies a noun
- powder: Produced in tablet or capsule form, but mainly a course, off-white powder.
- wall: The Mood Room The Mood Room is a very simple room in design, with four opaque posts supporting each shimmering off-white wall.
- color: Both were Platinum weight forward lines in heron gray which is more of an off-white color.
- paper: The books are printed on high quality cream or off-white paper, which is proven to be more restful on the eye.
- background: These passport photos must be 2"x2 " with a plain white or off-white background.
- body: Cream Point: cream points; off-white body with faint golden hue; pink nose leather.
Preposition: in
- color: The part used is the tuberous root which is pear shaped, up to 8 cm in diameter and off-white in color.
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