The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ECRU , but the solution may also be TAUPE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Neutral shade crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ECRU | 62 % | 4 |
| BEIGE | 15 % | 5 |
| TAUPE | 11 % | 5 |
| TAN | 5 % | 3 |
| ASH | 2 % | 3 |
| GRAY | 2 % | 4 |
| ECU | 1 % | 3 |
| GREY | 1 % | 4 |
| LINEN | 1 % | 5 |
Why may TAUPE be the right solution?
"Taupe" is a neutral shade that falls between gray and brown, making it a fitting answer for the clue "Neutral shade."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Neutral shade
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- beige
- tan
- brown
- cream
- off-white
- caramel
- mogul
- instant coffee
- tea
- candy
- bastard
- carmel
Crossword Answer definitions
ECRU noun- A beige colour.
- Of a beige colour.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ECRU
- Beige
- Color of many crosswords?
- Light brown color
- Neutral color
- Off-white
- Pale beige
- Pale yellow
- Earth tone
- Hose hue
- Hosiery shade
More clues leading to the result BEIGE
- Neutral color
- Light brown
- Neutral shade
- Off-white
- Tan
- Pale brown
- Unbleached hue
- Biscuit-hued
- Neutral hue
- Undyed wool fabric
More clues leading to the result TAUPE
- Popular hosiery shade
- Brownish gray
- Hosiery shade
- Boring shade
- Color that means "mole" in French
- Brownish-gray shade
- Dull earth tone
- Mousy color
- Neutral shade
- Moderate gray
More clues leading to the result TAN
- Catch rays
- Catch some rays
- Convert to leather
- Fan-__ (Chinese card game)
- Not pale
- Whale the tar out of
- Florida acquisition
- Summer shade
- Yellowish brown
- "The Joy Luck Club" author
More clues leading to the result ASH
- "Louisville Slugger" wood
- Barbecue leftover?
- Bat wood
- Blonde shade
- Campfire fallout
- Elastic furniture wood
- Elastic wood
- Eruption fallout
- Fireplace remnant
- Hardwood
More clues leading to the result GRAY
- _____ matter (brains)
- Black and white mix
- Drabble character Jane
- Gloomy
- Ashen
- Davis of note
- Like overcast skies
- Sweats shade
- ___ notes (wine characteristic)
- CSA color
More clues leading to the result ECU
- EEC currency
- Money on the continent
- Old French coin
- Antique French coin
- French coin first minted under Louis IX
- Old Gallic coin
- What the euro replaced
- Old 5-franc coin
- __ d'or (13th-century coin)
- Old French silver five-franc piece
More clues leading to the result GREY
- Hound hue
- Earl of tea
- Bleak, in London
- Wealthy Christian of pop-porn lit
- "Riders of the Purple Sage" author
- Oscar winner
- Western writer
- Joel of "Cabaret"
- Zane or Lady Jane
- Neutral shade