Color of unbleached linen

The answer

ECRU

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ECRU answer page.

Used 20 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ECRU

Every other clue in this collection answered by ECRU, most used first.

• Beige - used 311 times, most recently in 2026
• Light brown - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Neutral shade - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
• Light beige - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Stocking shade - used 52 times, most recently in 2024
• Hosiery shade - used 51 times, most recently in 2025
• Neutral color - used 49 times, most recently in 2025
• Beige shade - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Light tan - used 45 times, most recently in 2022
• Off-white - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Color. - used 38 times, most recently in 1979
• Color of raw silk - used 37 times, most recently in 2021
• Neutral hue - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
• Hosiery hue - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
• Brown shade - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
• Neutral tone - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Pale tan - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Off-white shade - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Tan shade - used 26 times, most recently in 2021
• Grayish yellow - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Linen hue - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Hose hue - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
• Very light brown - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Earth tone - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Linen color - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• Light brown shade - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy shade - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Light color - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Beige relative - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Brown family member - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Light shade - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Pale brown - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw silk color - used 15 times, most recently in 2007
• Unbleached-linen color - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Beige hue - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Off-white hue - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Sandy hue - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• A shade of beige - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Curtain color - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Hose shade - used 13 times, most recently in 2020
• Linen shade - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Unbleached. - used 13 times, most recently in 1968
• Shade of beige - used 12 times, most recently in 2022
• Creamy color - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Natural shade - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Pale color - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Eggshell - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Hose color - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Pantyhose shade - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Color similar to beige - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw linen color - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Tan - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Tannish - used 9 times, most recently in 1999
• Unflashy color - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Almond - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Curtain shade - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Non-clashing color - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Off-white color - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Raw silk hue - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Sandy color - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Tan color - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Yellowish brown - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Alternative to nude - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Color of raw linen - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Creamy shade - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Nonclashing color - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• Sandy-colored - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Shade close to beige - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Stationery shade - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Beigelike hue - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Color similar to almond - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Cream alternative - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cream color - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Earthy hue - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Eggshell shade - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Stocking color - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Tan relative - used 6 times, most recently in 2016

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Water color - AQUA, used 108 times
• Horse color - ROAN, used 89 times
• Lacking color - PALE, used 85 times
• Lose color - FADE, used 85 times
• Color - TINT, used 63 times
• Linen source - FLAX, used 62 times

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