Ivory and white combo

I saw a wedding invite recently with a friend and the theme colour was ivory and white. If you are not so into colours, you might think the colour Ivory and white are the same. The answer is no.

 Ivory is not the same as white, beige, cream, pearl, opal, vanilla or butter. They are all various shades of white that you may want to introduce in your outfits.

Ivory is simply an off-white colour that resembles ivory, the material from which the teeth and tusks of animals (notably, the elephant and the walrus) is made.

 It has a very slight tint of yellow. The first recorded use of ivory as a colour name in English was in 1385.

Colour historians describe Ivory as a neutral, relaxing and calming colour which has some of the same pureness and softness of the colour white, but with a warmer tone. Ivory represents quiet and pleasantness.

The Ivory tusks of elephants have long been prized and used in jewellery and the decoration of housewares and furniture. Pearl and opal, shades of ivory, are also precious stones.

 Ivory is the traditional 14th wedding anniversary gift, while pearl is the colour reserved for the 30th wedding anniversary.

Usually you find people incorporating ivory into their wedding and engagement colours due to its richness. If you don’t want to be in an all-white for your event, you can try combining both and even add gold colour to it for a tri-colour combination.

There are people who prefer to have ivory with white décor in their homes and offices and it always looks a perfect match.

When it comes to graphic designing, the colour Ivory provides a relaxing effect. You can use it to set a tone of understated elegance. It's especially suited to formal wedding invitations and for elegant, personal stationery.