Ecru

Ecru (/ˈɛkruː/ EK-roo, or /ˈeɪkruː/ AY-kroo) is a grayish yellow or cream colour. It initially indicated the colour of unbleached linen^[2] (approximately #FEFEE0  ), and some English dictionaries still define it this way. However, over the years, it has also come to be used for a much darker color.

Hex triplet#C2B280

sRGB^B (r, g, b)(194, 178, 128)

HSV (h, s, v)(45°, 34%, 76%)

CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)(73, 39, 71°)

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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[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Grayish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

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Ecru comes from the French word écru for the color of unbleached linen, and the word means "raw, unbleached" in French. It has also been known as "the colour of silk".

Traditionally, ecru was considered a shade of beige.^[3] Beginning in the 19th century it became more precisely defined as "a grayish yellow that is greener and paler than chamois or old ivory".^[4]

The normalized colour coordinates for ecru are identical to sand, which was first recorded as a colour name in English in 1627.^[5]