The term originates from beige cloth, a cotton fabric left undyed in its natural color. The first recorded use of ivory as a color name in English was in 1385.[6]. The web colors white and white smoke are achromatic colors. xref 0000001856 00000 n Cream is a color that is a representation of the color of the cream produced from the milk of cattle. White is the lightest possible color.
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. 0000001572 00000 n The color Dutch white was formulated in 2000. The color ivory was included as one of the X11 colors when they were formulated in 1987. The first recorded use of cream as a color name in English was in 1590.[9]. Displayed at left is the color Dutch white. In 1987, cream was included as one of the X11 colors. 0000159800 00000 n Below is a chart showing the computer web color shades of white.
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Displayed at right is the color alabaster. The Crayola crayon color baby powder was introduced in 1994 as part of its specialty Magic Scent crayon collection. 0 0000001205 00000 n web.Forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to color #EFDFBB (Dutch White): Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate, International Commission on Illumination (CIE), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shades_of_white&oldid=984469403, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2019, WikiProject Color articles needing infobox sources, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 October 2020, at 07:26. %%EOF Variations of white include what are commonly termed off-white colors, which may be considered part of a neutral color scheme. A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name. Strictly speaking, a “shade of white” would be a neutral grey. 0000008755 00000 n 6 25 Old lace is a web color that is a very pale yellowish orange that resembles the color of an old lace tablecloth. The first recorded use of bone as a color name in English was in the first decade of the 19th century (exact year uncertain).[13]. 0000002352 00000 n Displayed at left is the color parchment. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called. This article is also about off-white colors that vary from pure white in hue, and in chroma (also called saturation, or intensity). The color champagne is displayed at left. The first recorded use of seashell as a color name in English was in 1926.[7]. startxref In 1987, Navajo white was included as one of the X11 colors. [14], The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915.[16]. An achromatic white is a white color in which the red, green, and blue codes are exactly equal. Shades of white are colors that differ only slightly from pure white. 0000151536 00000 n <<71F02E97E0E2F94BA34E0401930810DA>]>> 0000000796 00000 n Alabaster has been used as a color in English since at least 1594 (in Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece), but the origin of the RGB coordinates is not known. It has a very slight tint of yellow. '"�b�b��+�,�e.�t;�� trailer Whiteness measures the degree to which a surface is white in colorimetry.
In 1987, seashell was included as one of the X11 colors. 0000151314 00000 n The color name antique white began to be used in 1987 when the X11 colors were first formulated. x�b``c``�d```��e@�@������IX������'�e00'0�0,h�j�q��_��져��Cl�������7V@L`d`*���������~/X��� � �x� 0000151992 00000 n
0000151053 00000 n Old lace is used as a color of a certain kind of Caucasian skin type in art. Seashell is an off-white color that resembles some of the very pale pinkish tones that are common in many seashells. The color eggshell is a representation of the average color of chicken eggs. The web color floral white is displayed at left.
Dutch white is one of the colors on the Resene Color List, a color list popular in Australia and New Zealand.
The color of the smoke depends on the material that is burning. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness. 0000001413 00000 n For other uses, see. The color vanilla is a rich tint of off-white as well as a medium pale tint of yellow. The first recorded use of beige as a color name in English was in 1887.[10]. 0000001078 00000 n The first recorded use of vanilla as a color name in English was in 1925. "Off-white" redirects here. 0000002387 00000 n endstream endobj 7 0 obj <> endobj 8 0 obj <> endobj 9 0 obj <>/ColorSpace<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/ExtGState<>>> endobj 10 0 obj <> endobj 11 0 obj <> endobj 12 0 obj <> endobj 13 0 obj [/ICCBased 18 0 R] endobj 14 0 obj <>stream There is no evidence that this color name was in use before the X11 color names were formulated in 1987. 6 0 obj <> endobj
The first recorded use of cornsilk as a color name in English was in 1927.[8]. 0000146711 00000 n
Variations of white include what are commonly termed off-white colors, which may be considered part of a neutral color scheme. l;����c�N`��i���Dq�yHW��~w�����v�����X�{��+��$(d�%tD�jH5Bbq�����x��3��Y��'��)XWH�d*������g. Navajo white is a whitish orange color, and derives its name from its similarity to the background color of the Navajo Nation ethnic flag. Even the lighting of a room, however, can cause a pure white to be perceived as off-white. 30 0 obj <>stream In color theory, a shade is a pure color mixed with black (or having a lower lightness). The color snow was included as one of the X11 colors when they were formulated in 1987. Ivory is an off-white color that resembles ivory, the material out of which the teeth and tusks of animals (such as the elephant and the walrus) are made. [1], Off-white colors were pervasively paired with beiges in the 1930s,[2] and especially popular again from roughly 1955 to 1975.[3]. Shades of white are colors that differ only slightly from pure white. The first recorded use of snow as a color name in English was in 1000.[5]. The color bone is displayed at left. 0000160086 00000 n Cornsilk is a color that is a representation of the color of cornsilk. 0000151764 00000 n The web color ghost white is a tint of white associated with what the 'creator' of the color imagined the hue of a ghost could be. The web color white smoke is displayed on the left. In 2001, this was made into one of the colors on the Xona.com color list. 0000004902 00000 n Items that are of beige color in real world applications are typically closer to brown than they are to white. In 1987, cornsilk was included as one of the X11 colors. 0000018392 00000 n 0000006062 00000 n 0000005309 00000 n Colors often considered "shades of white" include cream, eggshell, ivory, Navajo white, and vanilla. The color's name is derived from the typical color of the beverage champagne. %PDF-1.4 %���� hތX�r�F}�W̾l R�����K��/���Wj$A1 � ��#���==�ŕ�M�LO���7\��l�O~�N.�S��.
0000005665 00000 n This color is a representation of the color of bones.
��s�8N8��MB���Y("��^����R�[�8�u�ټgQ����f"��,e*Q"�Ҭ�&K���{�N��_��W��H���r��}�5fܯ�$�fw&��Њ"�t{;�'Q��2a�_����H�,M�#���j�EgE$4i5��x����&Q%�"7�+�u�qN�E��� The first recorded use of champagne as a color name in English was in 1915.[11]. A chromatic shade of white is a white color in which the red, green, and blue codes are not exactly equal, but are close to each other, which is what makes it a shade of white. It represents the whitish color of the mineral alabaster. 0000001001 00000 n Natural materials such as unfinished wood will change to tan or brown colored smoke, whereas plastics and painted surfaces appear to be …