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Beige vs Ecru - What's the difference?

beige | ecru |

As nouns the difference between beige and ecru

is that beige is a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool while ecru is a beige colour.

As adjectives the difference between beige and ecru

is that beige is having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool while ecru is of a beige colour.

beige

English

Noun

(wikipedia beige) (en noun)
  • A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
  • debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods
  • Adjective

    (wikipedia beige) (en adjective)
  • Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
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  • Derived terms

    * Beige Book

    ecru

    English

    (wikipedia ecru)

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (-)
  • A beige colour.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a beige colour.
  • * 2005 , Binnie Kirshenbaum, An Almost Perfect Moment
  • Miriam fell in love with a tulle-and-lace gown, but Judy returned to the first one they'd looked at, an ecru satin bridal gown...

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