Straw (colour)

Large round bales of straw Straw

Colour coordinates
Hex triplet| #E4D96F
Source| Maerz and Paul[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor| Brilliant greenish yellow

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

## See also

* List of colours

## References

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

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Shades of yellow

| Amber| Apricot| Arylide yellow| Aureolin| Beige| Buff| Champagne| Chartreuse| Citron| Citrine

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Cosmic latte| Cream| Dark goldenrod| Ecru| Flax| Gamboge| Gold| Gold (metallic)| Goldenrod| Harvest gold
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Ivory| Jasmine| Jonquil| Khaki| Lemon chiffon| Lemon-lime| Light yellow| Lion| Maize| Mikado yellow
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Mindaro| Mustard| Naples yellow| Navajo white| Old gold| Papaya whip| Peach-yellow| Pear| Saffron| School bus yellow
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Selective yellow| Stil de grain yellow| Straw| Sunglow| Sunset| Vanilla| Wheat| Yellow
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A typical sample is shown for each name; a range of color-variations is commonly associated with each color-name.

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