Straw (colour)

Straw
Straw
Colour coordinates
Hex triplet	#E4D96F
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(228, 217, 111)
HSV (h, s, v)	(54°, 51%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(86, 69, 80°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Brilliant greenish yellow
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

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

Birds

Mammals

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

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Straw (colour)

Straw in nature

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