Beige Totally Explained

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Beige is a light yellowish brown 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 for light brown shades.
The first recorded use of beige as a color name in English was in 1887.

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Business

The Beige Book, more formally called the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, is a report published by the Federal Reserve Board eight times a year. Each report is a gathering of "anecdotal information on current economic conditions" by each Federal Reserve Bank in its district. Computers
Beige shades have so often been used for personal computer cases and peripherals like mice and monitors that the term beige box has come to mean an ordinary, run-of-the-mill, generic, unremarkable personal computer, and by extension anything which is generic or run-of-the-mill. Ethnography
The skin color of some Caucasians is described more accurately as beige or peach. Fashion
Beige is a common color of cargo pants (the second most popular after khaki), and is the most popular shade of pantyhose (tights in the UK). Language
In many languages, as in English, the word for beige is an adaptation of the French word. Sports
Beige was the color of New Zealand Cricket team from 1984-1989.

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