Straw (Colour)

Straw
Colour coordinates
Hex triplet	#E4D96F
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant greenish yellow

Large round bales of straw

Straw /ˈstrɔː/ is a colour, a tone of pale yellow, the colour of straw. The Latin word stramineus, with the same meaning, is often used in describing nature.

The first recorded use of straw as a colour name in English was in 1589.^[2]

Straw in nature

The name of the colour straw is used as an adjective in the names of birds and other animals with such colouring to describe their appearance, including:

Invertebrates

Barred straw
Straw underwing

Straw-headed bulbul

Birds

Straw-backed tanager
Straw-headed bulbul
Straw-tailed whydah

Straw-coloured fruit bat

Mammals

Straw-coloured fruit bat
Straw-coloured pygmy rice rat

Other

Blood plasma is also straw coloured

References

↑ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called straw in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color "straw" is displayed on page 43, Plate 10, Color Sample F2.
↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Straw: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample F2

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[1] The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called straw in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color "straw" is displayed on page 43, Plate 10, Color Sample F2.

[2] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Straw: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample F2

Straw (Colour)

Straw in nature

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