Ecru

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Ecru
— Colour coordinates —
Hex triplet		#C2B280
^B	(r, g, b)	(194, 178, 128)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(39°, 27%, 77%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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For the town in Mississippi, see Ecru, Mississippi

Ecru describes the shade greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown. It is often used to describe such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'.

In the 1930s and before, ecru was considered to be the same colour as beige (a synonym or alias for beige), but now ecru and beige are regarded as two different colours.

Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Ecru (color sample #90):

[edit] Ecru in human culture

Sports

In the 1990s Liverpool Football Club wore what they called an "Ecru" shirt; however, this was a cream colour.
Uruguayan club Barrio Sur F.C. wear ecru colour as away kit

v • d • e Shades of yellow
Amber	Apricot	Beige	Buff	Chartreuse yellow	Corn	Cream	Dark goldenrod	Ecru	Flax

Gamboge	Golden	Goldenrod	Golden poppy	Golden yellow	Green-yellow	Khaki	Lemon	Lemon chiffon	Lime

Metallic gold	Mustard	Navajo white	Old Gold	Olive	Papaya whip	Peach-yellow	Pear	Saffron	School bus yellow

Selective yellow	Tangerine yellow	Yellow

v • d • e Shades of brown
Auburn	Beige	Bistre	Bole	Brown	Buff	Burgundy	Burnt sienna	Burnt umber	Chocolate

Copper	Cordovan	Ecru	Fallow	Khaki	Liver	Mahogany	Maroon	Ochre	Raw umber

Russet	Rust	Sandy brown	Seal brown	Sepia	Sienna	Tan	Taupe	Wheat	Zinnwaldite