straw color

American  

noun

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

---

Other Word Forms

• straw-colored adjective

Etymology

Origin of straw color

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

Cooling temperatures cast the foliage with shades of wine before it fades to a pleasing straw color in dormancy.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

But this season, all that could be seen was the straw color of dried-out stalks that never germinated amid Bolivia’s worst drought in 30 years.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2017

My pants — these are my favorite things on the planet: the Nicholas K Zedler pants in a straw color.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2011

“Philadelphians, it found, liked their butter lightly salted, with a light straw color, whereas New Englanders preferred more salt and a deeper yellow coloration.”

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2011

The hills lost their straw color and blackened under the water, and the winter streams scrambled noisily down the canyons.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck