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- Beige can also refer to the album by The Arrogant Worms.
Beige is a light yellowish gray color.
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 of light brown shades.
Sometimes the colour of the skin of white people is described more accurately as beige.
Similarly, ecru refers to a beige or pale cream colour, and 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'.
Beige shades have often been used for personal computer cases, so much so that beige box is a term for a generic PC.
"Beige" is sometimes used as a symbol or metaphor for blandness or boringness.
It is commonly the color of cargo pants and is the most popular shade of pantyhose (US) or tights (UK).
Related color names sometimes used as synonyms include buff, biscuit, camel, cream, ecru, mushroom, oatmeal, sand, and tan.
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