Beige
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#F5F5DC
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(245, 245, 220)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(60°, 10%, 96%)
Source		X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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The term originates from beige cloth, a woolen fabric left in its natural color. It has since come to be used for a range of light shades chosen for their neutral or cool appearance, and is often (mis)used for light brown shades. For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... The brown and orange disks of color are objectively identical, in identical gray surrounds, in this image; their perceived color categories depend on what white they are compared to. ...

The first recorded use of Beige as a color name in English was in 1887. ^[1] The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

Beige and Ecru

Look up ecru in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Originally in the 19th century and up to at least 1930, the color ecru meant exactly the same color as beige or pale cream colour ^[2] , and the word is often used to refer to such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'. Now in the 21st century, however, ecru is considered a different color from beige. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up ecru in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Beige and Zinnwaldite

It is common for those in the baby boom generation to think of beige as being the color zinnwaldite because in the 1960s, AT&T marketed a colored telephone for offices and homes in a color they called "beige" which was actually the color zinnwaldite. A baby boomer is someone who was born during the period of increased birth rates when economic prosperity arose in many countries following World War II. In the United States, the term is iconic and more properly capitalized as Baby Boomers and commonly applied to people with birth years from... Zinnwaldite is a color that resembles the mineral Zinnwaldite. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... AT&T Inc. ...

Colors in the beige range

Related color names used for colors in the beige range include cream, buff, zinnwaldite, ecru, tan, and Khaki. Cream is the colour of the cream produced by cattle grazing on natural pasture with plants rich in yellow carotenoid pigments, some of which are incorporated into the cream, to give a slight yellow tone to the white. ... For other uses of the term, see Buff Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour that got its name from the colour of buffalo leather. ... Tan is a brownish, tawny coluor. ... The color khaki comes from the Persian word khak meaning dust, and khaki meaning dusty, dust covered or earth colored. ...

Colors in the beige range color comparison chart

• Yellow Mist (web color Light Yellow) (Hex: #FFFFE0) (RGB: 255, 255, 224)
• Old Lace (web color) (Hex: #FFA6C9) (RGB: 245, 245, 220)
• Linen (web color) (Hex: #FAF0E6) (RGB: 250, 240, 230)
• Antique White (web color) (Hex: #FAEBD7) (RGB: 250, 235, 215)
• Blanched Almond (web color) (Hex: #FFEBCD) (RGB: 255, 235, 205)
• Light Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #FAFAD2) (RGB: 250, 250, 210)
• Lemon Chiffon (web color) (Lemon Cream) (Hex: #FFFACD) (RGB: 255, 250, 205)
• Cornsilk (web color) (Hex: #FFF8DC) (RGB: 255, 248, 220)
• BEIGE (web color) (Hex: #F5F5DC) (RGB: 245, 245, 220)
• Cream (Hex: #FFFDD0) (RGB: 255, 253, 208)
• Papaya Whip (web color) (Hex: #FFEFD5) (RGB: 255, 239, 213)
• Banana Mania (Crayola) (Hex: #FBE7B2) (RGB: 251, 231, 128)
• Moccasin (web color) (Hex: #FFE4B5) (RGB: 255, 228, 182)
• Peach-Yellow (Hex: #FADFAD) (RGB: 250, 223, 173)
• Wheat (web color) (Hex: #F5DEB3) (RGB: 245, 222, 179)
• Bisque (web color) (Hex: #FFE4C4) (RGB: 255, 228, 196)
• Navajo White (web color) (Hex: #FFDEAD) (RGB: 255, 222, 173)
• Light Khaki (X11 "Khaki") (Hex: #F0E68C) (RGB: 240, 230, 140)
• Pale Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #EEE8AA) (RGB: 238, 232, 170)
• Pale Canary Yellow (Crayola Canary) (Hex: #FFFF99) (RGB: 255, 255, 153)
• Buff (HexF0DC82) (RGB: 240, 220, 130)
• Flax (Hex: #EEDC82) (RGB: 238, 220, 130)
• Zinnwaldite (Hex: #EBC2AF) (RGB: 235, 194, 175)
• Desert Sand (Crayola) (Hex: #EDC9AF) (RGB: 237, 201, 175)
• Ecru (Hex: #C3B091) (RGB: 205, 184, 145)
• Tan (Hex: #D2B48C) (RGB: 210, 180, 140)
• Khaki (HTML/CSS) (Hex: #C3B091) (RGB: 195, 176, 145)
• Dark Khaki (X11 "Dark Khaki") (Hex: #BDB76B) (RGB: 189, 183, 107)

Cream is the colour of the cream produced by cattle grazing on natural pasture with plants rich in yellow carotenoid pigments, some of which are incorporated into the cream, to give a slight yellow tone to the white. ... For other uses of the term, see Buff Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour that got its name from the colour of buffalo leather. ... Zinnwaldite is a color that resembles the mineral Zinnwaldite. ... Ecru describes the shade grayish-pale yellow or a light grayish-yellowish brown. ... Tan can mean several things: tan is shorthand in mathematics for the tangent trigonometric function. ... The color khaki comes from the Persian word khak meaning dust, and khaki meaning dusty, dust covered or earth colored. ...

Beige in human culture

Computers The tower of a personal computer. ...

• Beige shades have so often been used for personal computer cases and peripherals like mice and monitors that the term beige box has come to mean an ordinary, run-of-the-mill, generic, unremarkable personal computer.

Ethnography This article refers to beige boxes in personal computing. ... Ethnography (from the Greek ethnos = people and graphein = writing) refers to the genre of writing that presents varying degrees of qualitative and quantitative descriptions of human social phenomena, based on fieldwork. ...

• The skin color of some Caucasians is described more accurately as beige or peach.
• A mixed-race, part black and part white person, usually referred to as a mulatto, is also sometimes known as a beige (Whoever thought up this terminology must have been thinking of the color beige as being the color zinnwaldite.).

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• Beige is a common color of cargo pants (the second most popular after khaki), and is the most popular shade of pantyhose (tights in the UK).

Language Khaki is a common material in military uniforms Khaki is a type of fabric or the colour of such fabric. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with tights. ... Three women wearing different styles of tights. ...

• In many languages, as in English, the word for beige is an adaptation of the French word.

Psychology Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, spirit, soul; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is both an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. ...

• Beige is sometimes used as a symbol or metaphor for blandness.

Sexuality This article is about human sexual perceptions. ...

• The Beige Room was a popular San Francisco gay bar located at 831 Broadway between Powell and Mason between 1951 and 1958. ^[3] Noted gender illusionist Jose Sarria often performed there. The Beige Room was “where San Francisco’s drag culture flourished”. Large Halloween parties were held there with a costume contest. ^[4]

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See also

• List of colors

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References