flaxen
Like ripe wheat
Flaxen describes a pale yellow color, like that of dried flax fibers.
The word appears almost exclusively with hair: flaxen hair, flaxen-haired.
It suggests light blonde, often with connotations of youth or innocence.
The usage is somewhat literary or old-fashioned.
color
Light muted golden hue
- straw-coloredPale yellowish-brown hue
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- creamRich milk fat
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
wheat · honey · champagne · buttercup · primrose · sandy · light · warm
pale-yellow
Light muted golden hue
- straw-coloredPale yellowish-brown hue
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- creamRich milk fat
buff · wheat · honey · champagne · buttercup · primrose · sandy · light · warm · muted
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
- straw-coloredPale yellowish-brown hue
- tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
- honeyedSweetened or flattering
silky · flowing · braided · lustrous · shimmering · gleaming · platinum · pale · fine · wispy
linen
Flax-derived textile
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- rettingControlled rotting for textiles
hackling · tow · thread · yarn · twine · rope · textile · cloth · fabric · canvas
- blonde shadesplatinum blonde, golden blonde, ash blonde, honey blonde, dirty blonde
- golden shadesgold, amber, honey, gilded, aureate
- brown shadesbrown, tan, beige, taupe, sepia
- orange shadesorange, burnt orange, bright orange, neon orange, safety orange
- Yellowsyellow, golden, canary, lemon, mustard
- honey-coloredamber, gold, golden, caramel, butterscotch
- flax seedsEdible oilseed crop kernels
- flaxseed oilPressed seed extract
- ground flaxseed
- flax oilSeed-pressed plant lipid
- flaxseed mealPulverized oilseed for baking
- flaxseed breadBaked good containing linen-plant seeds