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Ecru

Ecru

Do you want to use this color in your promotional items? Here's what you should know!

Ecru is a light shade of brown with grayish yellow tones. The color is symbolic of elegance, sophistication, refinement, subtlety, and understated beauty.

The color is defined as “the light beige color of unwashed linen.” It is often confused with tan, cream, and khaki.

Examples of Ecru Symbolism

louis-vuitton

Louis Vuitton

Back in 1896, Louis Vuitton’s son, Georges, designed the monogram for the fashion brand. Today, the golden ecru logo, and the accents on their purses, are symbols of elegance and the height of sophisticated fashion.

Waterloo

72% of Americans say packaging design influences whether or not they’ll buy a product. Waterloo, a brand of seltzer, puts this theory to good use with ecru accents on their orange vanilla cans. You’ll feel like you’re drinking a fancy champagne with every sip!

Online Store

Based in NYC, Ecru is an online store with a wide selection of women’s clothing. Sophistication, refinement, understated beauty are the color meanings for ecru, so the name and logo are the perfect fit for this elegant brand.

Colors That Go With Ecru

Sometimes one color just isn’t enough! Ecru works best with any of these other colors.

Ecru Color Codes

HEX:

#C2B280

RGB:

194, 178, 128

CMYK:

0, 8, 34, 24

Pantone:

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Thread Color:

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