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beige

beige

17 1.0
A pale light brown colour often used for walls or clothes
  • noun
  • /beɪʒ/
: beige
  • The walls of the living room were painted a soft shade of beige, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.
  • shades of beige
  • the color beige
  • beige and taupe

My two favorite shades are Honey Beige and pinky brown.

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Examples

  • When choosing a color for her dress, she decided on a lovely beige that complemented her skin tone beautifully.

  • The blue or the beige?

  • Max is wearing beige on beige on beige.

  • But I really love the beige, you know, I love the beige.

  • I'm going to use golden beige right there.

  • There were three coats over there, all of them shades of beige, none at all like his.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • "The next one's going to be beige." "You can't go wrong with beige," she said.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Brown eggs can range from nearly white to warm beige to a deep russet.

    Blog text (23)
  • When we first moved here, we thought this apartment with its light beige carpet and small rooms was chic.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • All the rooms, including the bath, were painted the standard beige with matching woodwork.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

brown
vsbeige
834 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is a much paler light brown, often with yellowish or greyish hints
tan
vsbeige
11 1.0

A light brown colour like leather

is paler and softer with a subtle yellowish or greyish tinge
sandy
vsbeige
10 1.0

Having pale yellow or light brown hair

is the general pale brown that can also show greyish hints
ecru
vsbeige
4 8.2

A very light brown color that looks like natural linen

is the same pale tone but without the textile association
mousy
vsbeige
2 4.8

A dull pale brown color like light brown hair

is less dull and has a cleaner pale brown appearance
gray-brown
vsbeige
  • US
1 2.0

A brown color mixed with gray

is brighter and warmer, with subtler yellow or grey notes
oatmeal
vsbeige
1 2.1

A pale beige color like ground oats

is the same pale brown but not tied to the oats image
grayish-brown
vsbeige
  • US
1 3.4

A brown color that has some grey in it

is paler and warmer, tending toward yellow rather than grey
brownish-gray
vsbeige
  • US
1 2.7

A gray color with a little brown in it

is more brown and paler, with a clearer warm feeling
brown-gray
vsbeige
  • US
1 2.7

A grey color with a little brown in it

is primarily light brown and warmer, not largely grey in tone
grayish brown
vsbeige
  • US
1 2.7

A light dull brown that looks slightly gray

is warmer and less dull, often with a slight yellow hint
greige
vsbeige
1 7.9

A color between gray and beige that matches many items

is less gray and shows a cleaner pale brown yellowish tone
beigy
vsbeige
1 4.3

Light yellowish brown in color

is the same color but uses the standard spelling
yellow-beige
vsbeige
1 3.2

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

is more neutral and may have a subtle greyish tone instead
yellowish-beige
vsbeige
1 4.1

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

is paler and can show a greyer tint instead of yellow
oaty
vsbeige
1 4.8

A pale light brown color like dry cereal grain

is the common pale brown without the cereal association

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Very dark in color like coal or the night

Compounds

1 3.2

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

A light brown cloth signal showing a temporary stop or truce

How Dark

deep brown
4 1.0
brown
834 1.0
beige
17 1.0
off-white
1 3.0
white
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

beige singular
beiges plural

Etymology

The colour beige comes from French and once meant the colour of 'undyed wool'. So the noun beige means a pale, light brown colour, often with a yellowish or greyish tinge.