Pearl (color)

Pearls

The color pearl is a pale tint of off-white. It is a representation of the average color of a pearl.

The first recorded use of pearl as a color name in English was in 1604.[1]

The color used in interior design when an off-white tint is desired.

References

  1. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201; Color Sample of Pearl: Page 111 Plate 44 Color Sample A2

See also

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