off-white

noun, adj — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From off- + white.

Any pale colour that is almost white.

adj

Etymology From off- + white.

Of a very pale colour that is almost white.

The ceiling panels are in off-white eggshell semi-matt finish.1959 January 23, “Single-Unit Diesel Railcars for the Western Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 57:

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