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.
| 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[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant greenish yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use of straw as a colour name in English was in 1589.[2]
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Straw in nature
editThe 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
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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