How to Say "off-white" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “off-white” is “marfil” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
creamy white color
Examples
Ella lleva un vestido color marfil.
She is wearing an ivory-colored dress.
Pintamos las paredes de la sala en tono marfil.
We painted the living room walls in an ivory tone.
Prefiero el papel marfil para las invitaciones porque es más elegante.
I prefer ivory paper for the invitations because it is more elegant.
Using it as a color
When using 'marfil' as a color, it often follows the word 'color' or 'tono'. For example: 'zapatos color marfil'.
Plural colors
Mistake: “paredes marfiles”
Correction: paredes marfil (or 'color marfil'). Many color words taken from nouns don't change for plural.
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