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Definition of "straw-color" []

  • Straw-colored; stramineous.
  • An extremely luminous, very cool yellow color, of somewhat reduced chroma, recalling the color of yellow straw, but cooler in hue. There is a wide range of chroma in colors called by this name. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "straw-color" in a sentence
  • "Both rind and pulp are of a pale straw-color; hence the name, to distinguish this species from the ordinary golden-colored fruit, which is far inferior to the white."
  • "His costume was in keeping with his pretty caïque, which was painted a delicate straw-color and had white linen cushions."
  • "The river was very wide, silvery, streaked with pale-green and violet, and straw-color from the evening sky."
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