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
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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]%) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[2] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant 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]
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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
- Straw-coloured fruit bat
- Straw-coloured pygmy rice rat
- Blood plasma is also straw coloured
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See also
- List of colours
References
- web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #E4D96F (Straw):
- 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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