Beige's a very pale yellowish-cream color. The term originates from beige cloth, a cotten fabric left in its natural color. It's since come to be used for a range of light tints chosen for their neutral or cool appearance. Beginning in the 1920s, the meaning of the term beige expanded to the point where it's now also used for a wide range of pale brown shades, some of more notable of which are shown below. Beige Cosmic latte's a name assigned in 2002 to the average color of the universe (deri… (More on Beige)