Straw (colour)

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.

Large round bales of straw
Straw
 
    Colour coordinates
Hex triplet#E4D96F
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(228, 217, 111)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 5, 51, 11)
HSV       (h, s, v)(54°, 51%, 89[1]%)
SourceMaerz and Paul[2]
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The first recorded use of straw as a colour name in English was in 1589.[3]

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
Straw-headed bulbul
Birds
Straw-coloured fruit bat
Mammals
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See also

  • List of colours

References

  1. web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #E4D96F (Straw):
  2. 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.
  3. 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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