Color pattern

Candy stripe

A fine repeated stripe usually made with light and colored bands.

Also searched as: candystripe

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Schematic motif family, not an exact swatch or registered design. Color, scale and repeats vary; closely related names can overlap in trade use.

How it is made

Shirting makers use the term for close stripes and multicolor variations. Yarn color placement produces woven examples; the name alone does not identify the weave.

How to recognize it

The repeated light and colored lines tend to read as an even, lively rhythm.

Common uses

  • Shirts
  • Summer dresses
  • Pajamas

What to distinguish

Candy and Bengal are overlapping trade terms with no universal size boundary. Check a swatch or stated stripe width instead of assuming one fixed dimension.

Sources & further reading

Research checked 2026-09-27. Descriptions are original summaries; references support terminology and construction, not every product sold under a name.

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