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

↑ 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

List of colors

Shades of white

Anti-flash white	Antique white	Beige	Blond	Cornsilk	Cosmic latte	Cream	Eggshell	Floral white	Ghost white

Honeydew	Isabelline	Ivory	Lavender blush	Lemon chiffon	Linen	Magnolia	Mint cream	Navajo white	Old lace

Papaya whip	Peach	Pearl	Seashell	Snow	Splashed white	Vanilla	White	White smoke

A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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