straw-colored

Like dried hay

Straw-colored describes a pale yellow shade resembling dried wheat or hay stalks—lighter than gold, warmer than cream: straw-colored hair, a straw-colored wine.

The term appears frequently in descriptions of light beers, white wines, and fair complexions.

hue

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

sandy · buff · tawny · cornsilk · champagne · amber · honey · pale yellow · yellowish · cream

hair

blonde

Fair-haired person

  • flaxenPale golden-yellow hue
  • fairImpartial and unbiased
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious

light · sun-kissed · bleached · highlighted · platinum · ash blonde · dirty blonde · honey blonde · towheaded · Nordic

material

thatch

Dried plant roof covering

  • wickerPliant twig for weaving
  • raffiaPalm-derived weaving fiber
  • rattanTropical palm for weaving

basket · weave · hay · sisal · hemp · jute · matting · bale · stubble · chaff

natural

linen

Flax-derived textile

organic · earthy · neutral · muted · sun-bleached · faded · weathered · dried · desiccated · parched

wine

chardonnay

White wine grape variety

dry white · vintage · varietal · sommelier · tasting notes

Opposites
color intensity/vibrancy

straw-coloredvibrant

Full of life, intensity

vivid · saturated · bright · brilliant · neon

color hue

straw-coloredjet-black

Deepest possible shade

ebony · black · coal-black · inky · dark

presence of color

straw-coloreduncolored

Having no hue

colorless · uncoloured · transparent · clear · achromatic

Family

color, straw, colored, coloring, colour, strawberry, straws, coloration, colouring

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G