straw color

noun

1. a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.

Other Words From

• straw-colored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of straw color¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

After curing, the leaves show a variety of colors ranging from dark brown to light yellow or straw color.

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The rind is of a light straw color, and when the fruit is very ripe it has large black spots.

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The ship was a straw color; and painted on her hull in huge letters was the word Ambrose.

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The color varies from deep violetalmost blackto straw-color, and the spines are tipped with brown.

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Cheeks white; a pair of long straw color plumes from behind eyes; rest of plumage sooty.

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