Flax (color)
| Flax | |
|---|---|
Dressed flax | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EEDC82 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (238, 220, 130) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (50°, 45%, 93%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (87, 63, 75°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light greenish yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Flax or flaxen is a pale yellowish-gray, the color of straw or unspun dressed flax. The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915, but "flaxen" had been used to describe hair color in David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens in 1849: Mr. Omer's granddaughter, Minnie, is described as "a pretty little girl with long, flaxen, curling hair."