SED of the host galaxy of GRB 140506A. Overplotted is the best-fit stellar population synthesis model of a galaxy with a 20 Myr old stellar population at a fixed redshift of z = 0.88905, reddened by A_V = 1.62 mag (black line) following the extinction curve of Calzetti et al. (2000). Overplotted is the same intrinsic SED but reddened by the steep extinction curve seen towards the afterglow instead (grey line) but without the rise in flux at wavelengths below 4000 Å (see text). Also shown are the filter transmission curves for the corresponding five photometric points. The data do not suggest an atypical steep extinction curve for the host, similar to the afterglow sightline.