off-white
off-white — adjective
1. close to white but carrying a faint yellow, grey, or cream tint instead of looki
close to white but carrying a faint yellow, grey, or cream tint instead of looking purely white
Jude chose off-white curtains to soften the strong sunlight in the studio.
off-white + noun for fabric and decor
The bakery wrapped the cake in an off-white box with gold ribbon.
An off-white sweater looked warmer than the bright white shirts beside it.
The hallway walls were off-white, so family photos stood out clearly.
Amani bought off-white tiles because pure white felt too cold.
- cream
usually warmer and more yellow than off-white
- ivory
often suggests a richer, more elegant warm white
- grey-white
usually cooler, with more grey than off-white
- white
suggests a cleaner, more purely white colour with no visible tint
文法句型
off-white + noun
be + off-white
用法筆記
Often used for paint, fabric, paper, and clothing when the colour is not a clean bright white. It commonly appears before the noun, but it also works after be: The walls are off-white.
常見錯誤
off-white — noun
1. a shade near white that has a soft yellow, grey, or cream tint in it
a shade near white that has a soft yellow, grey, or cream tint in it
Ritu painted the bedroom in a soft off-white that matched the oak floor.
in + off-white for paint colours
The designer picked an off-white for the restaurant walls, not plain white.
an off-white as a named colour choice
This sofa comes in grey, navy, and a warm off-white.
Under evening light, the paper looked closer to off-white than cream.
Mateo compared three paint cards before choosing the palest off-white.
- white
a purer, brighter white shade without a dull or warm tint
文法句型
in off-white
an off-white
shade of off-white
用法筆記
This noun is most common in design, paint, and fashion contexts when someone names a colour choice. Speakers often use it after words like shade, tone, or in.