Straw
Straw begins as a orange color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#F5DAA9LRV
69.88
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 70, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 19, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Straw reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Revere Pewter encloses it.
Similar Colors
Pineapple Smoothy reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Peach Yogurt the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 70 vs 38, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
Straw reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Starry Night Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 46, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 16, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
Straw reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 22), opening up a space where Finley Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 18, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Beachcrest Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Adobe White is decisively the brighter choice.
Kansas Grain reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Devon Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 48, Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (70 vs 63) makes Straw the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
With its slight orange undertone, this easygoing yellow brings a warm, uplifting glow to any space.