flaxen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

flaxen
    adj 1: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen
           locks" [syn: {flaxen}, {sandy}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Flaxen \Flax"en\, a.
   Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of
   flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like
   flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.
   [1913 Webster]