Flax (color)

Flax
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,^[2] 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."^[3]

^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called flax in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color flax is displayed on page 47, Plate 12, Color Sample B2.
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color Sample of Flax: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample B2
^ "David Copperfield," by Charles Dickens London:1849 Bradbury and Evans

[1] The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called flax in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color flax is displayed on page 47, Plate 12, Color Sample B2.

[2] Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color Sample of Flax: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample B2

[3] "David Copperfield," by Charles Dickens London:1849 Bradbury and Evans

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