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beige

beige

45 1.3
A light brown colour with a little grey or yellow
  • adjective
  • /beɪʒ/
translation icon : beige
  • I drive a Volvo, a beige one.
  • light beige
  • white or beige
  • yellow and beige

This is a little beige light jacket.

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Examples

  • Esther judged Tyrone's beige Audi to be at least six years old.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So next I have from Misguided this beige trench coat.

  • It's like just a standard beige, sort of.

  • It's like this off white beige kind of color and it's super long.

  • This is a little beige light jacket.

  • The sun on the bright beige countryside was painful.

  • Uh, that beige concealer, -do you know when we're getting more of it?

  • The floor is usually linoleum, and the colors beige or gray are recommended for the floor and walls.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So the next piece is this beige suede bodysuit.

  • The color of her dress is a lovely shade of beige that complements her skin tone.

Synonyms

tan
vsbeige
40 1.0

A light brown colour like leather

is a light greyish brown rather than a warm plain light brown
brownish
vsbeige
13 1.0

A colour that is a little brown

is specifically a light greyish brown rather than merely somewhat brown
drab
vsbeige
5 5.3

A dull grey or light brownish green color often used for uniforms

is a light greyish brown rather than a dull, often olive tinted brown
fawn
vsbeige
2 4.9

A light brown color with a little yellow

is a light greyish brown rather than a clearly yellowish brown
mousy
vsbeige
1 4.8

A dull pale brown color like light brown hair

is a light greyish brown rather than a dull pale shade used for hair
gray-brown
vsbeige
  • US
1 2.0

A brown color mixed with gray

is a light greyish brown rather than plain brown mixed with grey
brownish-gray
vsbeige
  • US
1 2.7

A gray color with a little brown in it

is a light greyish brown rather than mainly grey with a brown hint
buff-colored
vsbeige
1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

is a light greyish brown rather than a tawny yellow brown shade
fawn-colored
vsbeige
1 4.2

A light yellowish brown color like a young deer

is a light greyish brown rather than a dominant pale yellow tint
dun
vsbeige
1 6.8

Of a dull brown-grey color

is a lighter, less dull greyish brown rather than a dull shade
greige
vsbeige
7.9

A color between gray and beige that matches many items

is a light greyish brown rather than an even gray and pale brown mix
brown-gray
vsbeige
  • US
2.7

A grey color with a little brown in it

is a lighter greyish brown rather than only grey with a brown touch
beigy
vsbeige
4.3

Light yellowish brown in color

is a light greyish brown rather than a yellower light brown
oaty
vsbeige
4.8

A pale light brown color like dry cereal grain

is a light greyish brown rather than a warm oatlike light brown
yellow-beige
vsbeige
3.2

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

is a light greyish brown rather than showing a clear yellow tint
yellowish-beige
vsbeige
4.1

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

is a light greyish brown rather than having even a slight yellow cast
buff-brown
vsbeige
4.6

A light brown color with a little yellow

is a light greyish brown rather than being mainly yellowish brown
chukker-brown
vsbeige
  • Archaic
9.9

A grey to yellowish brown color like old leather

is a light greyish brown rather than this variable grey to yellow brown

Compounds

A light brown cloth signal showing a temporary stop or truce

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

How Dark

deep brown
2 1.0
brown
939 1.0
beige
45 1.3
off-white
1 3.0
white
1.0

Surface Forms

beige positive

Etymology

The word beige comes from French and originally named the colour of 'undyed wool', the natural colour of sheep's wool. That's why beige is used to describe a soft, neutral light greyish-brown colour.