straw yellow

noun

: a pale yellow

Examples of straw yellow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The lizard’s upper body is straw yellow while its lower half is blue-gray. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024 This Triple IPA named Poltergeist is straw yellow in color, has a silky smooth mouthfeel, and is fed with huge whirlpool additions and our largest double dry hop to date, all with Galaxy, Citra, Nelson Sauvin, and Mosaic. Hartford Courant, 12 Oct. 2022 In the glass, the wine has an intense straw yellow color with shimmers of gold. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 Tequila Reposado has a straw yellow color, a medium body that can be seen in its legs or tears and golden flashes that tell us about its time in the barrel. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 May 2022 Made using the classical method, the wine has a deep straw yellow color with fresh citrus notes of yellow grapefruit and mandarin orange. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 June 2021 Its towns are cheerful and colorful, painted in a warm palette of straw yellow, pastel pink and orange. Caterina Hrysomallis, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020 Eye-popping colors — cerise pink, bright medium blue, lavender blue, straw yellow and Venetian red — added a summer’s lift to simple silhouettes that let the pleats do the talking. Washington Post, 20 June 2019 Depending on how long the juice ferments with the skins—anywhere from a few hours to many months—skin-contact wines can range in color from golden-straw yellow to vibrant amber to Tony the Tiger orange. Marissa A. Ross, Bon Appetit, 20 Mar. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of straw yellow was circa 1796

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“Straw yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straw%20yellow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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