Flax (color)

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Flax
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#EEDC82
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(238, 220, 130)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(50°, 45%, 93%)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Flax (also known as Light Goldenrod) is a pale yellowish-gray color named after flax seeds. It is similar to the color mustard.

[edit] Flax in culture

• French impressionistic composer Claude Debussy's prelude N.8 Book 1 for Piano, "La fille aux cheveux de lin" (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) , uses the color flax in its title.

				Shades of yellow
Amber	Beige	Buff	Corn	Cream	Dark Goldenrod	Ecru	Flax	Gamboge	Golden
Goldenrod	Khaki	Lemon	Lemon Chiffon	Lime	Mustard	Navajo white	Old Gold	Olive	Papaya whip
Peach-yellow	Pear	Saffron	School bus yellow	Selective yellow	Tangerine yellow	Yellow	Apricot	Metallic Gold	Chartreuse yellow
Golden yellow	Golden poppy	Green-yellow

[edit] See also

• List of colors