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Ecru

Medium beige of textile origins, color of unbleached linen.

Color conversions

Meaning & usage

Ecru is the most natural color of raw textile, before any bleaching or dyeing. Carrying fundamental authenticity and a direct relationship with material, it embodies the beauty of the unfinished and untransformed.

Synonyms & nuances

écrubeige écruecruraw linen

Shades (darker)

Tints (lighter)

Tones (desaturated)

Design system scale (50→950)

Harmonies

Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-comp.
Tetradic

Thread & yarn equivalents

Average ΔE :54 (Rough)
#C2B59B
DMC 415
Pearl Gray
ΔE 54

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