straw color
noun
a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.
Origin of straw color
1First recorded in 1580–90
Other words from straw color
- straw-colored, adjective
Words Nearby straw color
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How to use straw color in a sentence
After curing, the leaves show a variety of colors ranging from dark brown to light yellow or straw color.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The rind is of a light straw color, and when the fruit is very ripe it has large black spots.
The ship was a straw color; and painted on her hull in huge letters was the word Ambrose.
The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) TheissThe color varies from deep violetalmost blackto straw-color, and the spines are tipped with brown.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldCheeks white; a pair of long straw color plumes from behind eyes; rest of plumage sooty.
Color Key to North American Birds | Frank M. Chapman
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