Straw | |
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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 [1] |
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]
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: