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Straw (colour)

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Hex triplet
  
#E4D96F

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(0, 5, 51, 11)

Source
  
Maerz and Paul

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(228, 217, 111)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(54°, 51%, 89%)

Straw (colour)

Straw /ˈstrɔː/ is a colour, a tone of pale yellow, the colour of straw.

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

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
  • Barred straw
  • Straw underwing
  • Birds
  • Straw-backed tanager
  • Straw-headed bulbul
  • Straw-tailed whydah
  • Mammals
  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
  • Straw-coloured pygmy rice rat
  • References

    Straw (colour) Wikipedia