Usage Note
beige is a borrowed colour word kept close to French pronunciation. As an attributive adjective it is often left uninflected: eine beige Hose or eine beigefarbene Hose.
Examples
"Sie trug einen beigen Mantel."
Natural Translation
She wore a beige coat.
Literal Translation
She wore a beige coat.

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