Ecru
| Ecru | |
|---|---|
 Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C2B280 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (194, 178, 128) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (45°, 34%, 76%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (73, 39, 71°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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 the colour beige (a synonym or alias for beige), but since the 1950s ecru and beige have been regarded as two different colours.
Uses
- Uruguayan club Barrio Sur F.C. wear ecru colour as their away kit.
- English clubs Liverpool F.C. and West Ham United had ecru shirts as part of their away kits in the 1996/97 season.
- In the episode "The Second Time Around" of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which first aired February 1, 2010, not wanting to wear white, Betty decides she wants to wear an "ecru" wedding dress.
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External links
Look up ecru in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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