Yellow facts for kids

Yellow is a color. It is the color of the color of amber.

This box shows the color yellow.

Yellow is the color of:

The color amber.
The outer skin of a lemon.
The flower of the dandelion.
The peel of a banana.
The middle light of a stoplight.

Tones of yellow colour comparison chart

Yellow Mist (web colour Light Yellow) (Banana) (Hex: #FFFFE0) (RGB: 255, 255, 224)
Old Lace (web colour) (Hex: #FDF5E6) (RGB: 253, 245, 230)
Linen (web colour) (Hex: #FAF0E6) (RGB: 250, 240, 230)
Antique White (web colour) (Hex: #FAEBD7) (RGB: 250, 235, 215)
Blanched Almond (web colour) (Hex: #FFEBCD) (RGB: 255, 235, 205)
Light Goldenrod Yellow (web colour) (Hex: #FAFAD2) (RGB: 250, 250, 210)
Lemon Chiffon (web colour) (Lemon Cream) (Hex: #FFFACD) (RGB: 255, 250, 205)
Cornsilk (web colour) (Hex: #FFF8DC) (RGB: 255, 248, 220)
Beige (web colour) (Hex: #F5F5DC) (RGB: 245, 245, 220)
Cream (Hex: #FFFDD0) (RGB: 255, 253, 208)
Papaya Whip (web colour) (Hex: #FFEFD5) (RGB: 255, 239, 213)
Banana Mania (Crayola) (Hex: #FBE7B2) (RGB: 251, 231, 128)
Moccasin (web colour) (Hex: #FFE4B5) (RGB: 255, 228, 182)
Peach-Yellow (Hex: #FADFAD) (RGB: 250, 223, 173)
Wheat (web colour) (Hex: #F5DEB3) (RGB: 245, 222, 179)
Navajo White (web colour) (Hex: #FFDEAD) (RGB: 255, 222, 173)
Light Khaki (X11 "Khaki") (Hex: #F0E68C) (RGB: 240, 230, 140)
Pale Spring Bud (Crayola "Spring Green") (Hex: #ECEBBD) (RGB: 236, 235, 189)
Pale Goldenrod (web colour) (Hex: #EEE8AA) (RGB: 238, 232, 170)
Pale Canary Yellow (Crayola Canary) (Hex: #FFFF99) (RGB: 255, 255, 153)
Buff (HexF0DC82) (RGB: 240, 220, 130)
Flax (Hex: #EEDC82) (RGB: 238, 220, 130)
Zinnwaldite (Hex: #EBC2AF) (RGB: 235, 194, 175)
Desert Sand (Crayola) (Hex: #EDC9AF) (RGB: 237, 201, 175)
Peach Puff (web color) (Hex: #FFDAB9) (RGB: 255, 218, 185)
Peach (Hex: #FFE5B4) (RGB: 255, 229, 180)
Deep Peach (Crayola Peach) (Hex: #FFCBA4) (RGB: 255, 203, 164)
Peach-Orange (Pale Salmon) (Hex: #FFCC99) (RGB: 255, 204, 153)
Bright Apricot (Crayola Apricot) (Hex: #FDD5B1) (RGB: 253, 213, 177)
Apricot (Hex: #FBCEB1) (RGB: 251, 206, 177)
Light Mustard (Hex: #EEDD62) (RGB: 255, 119, 255)
Dandelion (Crayola) (Hex: #FED85D) (RGB: 254, 216, 93)
Mustard (Hex: #FFDB58) (RGB: 255, 219, 88)
Energy Yellow (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #F8DD5C) (RGB: 248, 221, 92)
Medium Goldenrod (Crayola Goldenrod) (Hex: #FCD667) (RGB: 252, 214, 103)
Mellow Yellow (Hex: #F8DE7E) (RGB: 248, 222, 126)
Light Goldenrod (web colour) (Hex: #FFEC8B) (RGB: 255, 236, 139)
Maize (Corn) (Hex: #FBEC5D) (RGB: 251, 236, 93)
Ultra Yellow (Unmellow Yellow) (Crayola) (Hex: #FFFF66) (RGB: 255, 255, 102)
Laser Lemon (Crayola) (Hex: #FEFE22) (RGB: 254, 254, 34)
Yellow (Electric Yellow) (Hex: #FFFF00) (RGB: 255, 255, 0)
Daisy Yellow (Hex: #FDFD02) (RGB: 255, 253, 2)
Lemon Yellow (Lemon) Hex: #FFF700) (RGB: 255, 247, 0)
Process Yellow (Pigment Yellow) (Printer's Yellow) (Canary Yellow) (Hex: #FFEF00) (RGB: 255, 239, 0)
Medium Yellow (Crayola Yellow) (Hex: #FFE302) (RGB: 255, 227, 2)
Golden Yellow (Hex: #FFDF00) (RGB: 255, 223, 0)
School Bus Yellow (Hex: #FFD800) (RGB: 255, 216, 0)
Golden (web color Gold) (Hex: #FFD700) (RGB: 255, 215, 0)
Tangerine Yellow (Hex: #FFCC00) (RGB: 255, 204, 0)
Dark Yellow (Hex: #FFCC00) (RGB: 255, 204, 0)
Supernova (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #FFC901) (RGB: 255, 201, 1)
Golden Poppy (Hex: #FCC200) (RGB: 252, 194, 0)
Amber (Hex: #FFBF00) (RGB: 255, 191, 0)
Selective Yellow (Hex: #FFBA00) (RGB: 255, 186, 0)
Sunglow (Crayola) (Hex: #FFCC33) (RGB: 255, 204, 51)
Saffron (Hex: #F4C430) (RGB: 244, 196, 48)
Macaroni and Cheese (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB79B) (RGB: 255, 185, 123)
Sandy Brown (web color) (Hex: #F4A460) (RGB: 244, 164, 96)
Atomic Tangerine (Crayola) (Hex: #FF9966) (RGB: 255, 153, 102)
Gamboge (Hex: #EF9B0F) (RGB: 239, 155, 15)
Light Buff (Hex: #ECD9B0) (RGB: 236, 217, 176)
Pale Gold (Crayola Gold) (Hex: #E6BE8A) (RGB: 230, 190, 138)
Brass (Hex: #C3A368) (RGB: 195, 163, 104)
California Gold (Hex: #A98F64) (RGB: 169, 143, 100)
Vegas Gold (Hex: #C5B356) (RGB: 197, 179, 88)
Old Gold (Hex: #CFB53B) (RGB: 207, 181, 59)
Metallic Gold (Hex: #D4AF37) (RGB: 212, 175, 55)
Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #DAA520) (RGB: 218, 165, 32)
Banana Yellow (Yellow Ochre) (Human Feces) (Hex: #CCCC33) (RGB: 204, 204, 51)
Satin Sheen Gold (Hex: #CBA135) (RGB: 203, 16, 53)
Buddha Gold (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #C1A004) (RGB: 193, 160, 4)
Peru (web color) (Hex: #CD853F) (RGB: 205, 133, 63)
Ochre (Hex: #CC7722) (RGB: 204, 119, 34)
Dark Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #b8860B) (RGB: 184, 134, 11)
Bronze Yellow (Hex: #737000) (RGB: 115, 112, 0)
Dark Mustard (Hex: #7C7C40) (RGB: 124, 124, 64)
Sandy Taupe (Hex: #967117) (RGB: 150, 113, 23)
Fallow (Hex: #C19A6B) (RGB: 193, 154, 107)
Khaki (HTML/CSS) (Hex: #C3B091) (RGB: 195, 176, 145)
Ecru (Hex: #C3B091) (RGB: 205, 184, 145)
Dark Khaki (X11 "Dark Khaki") (Hex: #BDB76B) (RGB: 189, 183, 107)
Citrine (Hex: #E4D00A) (RGB: 228, 208, 10)
Pear (Hex: #D1E231) (RGB: 209, 226, 49)
Starship (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #E3DD39) (RGB: 227, 221, 57)
Chartreuse Yellow (Hex: #DFFF00) (RGB: 223, 255, 0)
Neon Yellow (Hex: #FFFFE0) (RGB: 207, 255, 4)
Electric Lime (Crayola) (Hex: #CCFF00) (RGB: 204, 255, 0)
Lime (Hex: #BFFF00) (RGB: 191, 255, 0)
Green-Yellow (web color) (Hex: #ADFF2F) (RGB: 173, 255, 47)
Spring Bud (Hex: #A7FC00) (RGB: 167, 252, 0)
Yellow-Green (web color) (Hex: #9ACD32) (RGB: 154, 205, 50)
Citrus (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #A1C50A) (RGB: 161, 197, 10)
June Bud (Hex: #BDDA57) (RGB: 189, 218, 87)
Medium Spring Bud (Hex: #C9DC89) (RGB: 202, 220, 137)
Pale Green-Yellow (Crayola Green-Yellow) (Hex: #F1E788) (RGB: 242, 231, 136)
Lime Pulp (Hex: #D1E189) (RGB: 209, 225, 137)
Olivine (Hex: #9AB973) (RGB: 154, 185, 115)
Pistachio (Hex: #93C572) (RGB: 147, 197, 146)
Swamp Green (Hex: #ACB78E) (RGB: 172, 183, 142)
Camouflage Green (Hex: #78866B) (RGB: 120, 134, 107)
Olive (web color) (Hex: #808000) (RGB: 128, 128, 0)
Olive Drab (web color) (Hex: #6B8E23) (RGB: 107, 142, 135)
Dark Olive Green (web color) (Hex: #556B2F) (RGB: 85, 107, 47)
Shadow (Crayola) (Hex: #837050) (RGB: 131, 112, 80)
Raw Umber (Hex: #734A12) (RGB: 115, 74, 18)
Olivetone (Xona color list) (Hex: #716E10) (RGB: 113, 110, 16)
Bisque (web colour) (Hex: #3D2B1F) (RGB: 61, 43, 31)
Black Olive (Olive RAL 6015) (Hex: #3B3C36) (RGB: 59, 60, 54)

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Images for kids

Complements of yellow have a dominant wavelength in the range 380 to 480 nm. The green lines show several possible pairs of complementary colors with respect to different blackbody color temperature neutrals, illustrated by the "Planckian locus".
A yellow jacket wasp
American aspens, Populus tremuloides
Yellow ochre quarry in Roussillon, France
Gold coin, Aureus, Auguste, Lyon.
"Yellow vests" protest in France, November 2018
Bradley Wiggins wears the yellow jersey in the 2012 Tour de France.
Eurocopter EC135P1 of Western Power Distribution, used for electricity line inspection
An example of color printing from 1902. Combining images in yellow, magenta and cyan creates a full-color picture. This is called the CMYK color model.
On a computer display, yellow is created by combining green and red light at the right intensity on a black screen.
Autumn colors along the Eagle River near Anchorage, Alaska
Daffodils in Cornwall
Bananas, like autumn leaves, canaries and egg yolks, get their yellow color from natural pigments called carotenoids.
The yolk of a raw egg. The color comes from the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin
Duckling chicks
Image of a horse colored with yellow ochre from Lascaux cave.
Byzantine art made lavish use of gold, seen in this detail of the mosaic of the Emperor Justinian from the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy (before 547 AD).
The Kiss of Judas (1304–06) by Giotto di Bondone, followed the Medieval tradition of clothing Judas Iscariot in a yellow toga.
Young Man in a Yellow Robe Jan Lievens, c. 1630–1631
The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer (c. 1658)
Yellow Room, Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1910
Yellow was valued for its high visibility. Las Vegas became a showcase of neon art and advertising.
The Palácio do Planalto, official workplace of the President of Brazil, illuminated in yellow light.
Orpiment was a source of yellow pigment from ancient Egypt through the 19th century, though it is highly toxic.
Indian yellow pigment
Chrome yellow was discovered in 1809.
The dye and spice saffron comes from the dried red stigma of this plant, the crocus sativus.
Curcuma longa, also known as Turmeric, has been used for centuries in India as a dye, particularly for monk's robes. it is also commonly used as a medicine and as a spice in Indian cooking.
Reseda luteola, also known as dyers weed, yellow weed or weld, was the most popular source of yellow dye in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 18th century.
The Garcinia tree of Southeast Asia, whose resin is used to make the yellow dye called gamboge.
Portrait of the Zhengde Emperor from the Ming dynasty.
The Qianlong Emperor in court dress (18th century).
Daoguang period Peking glass vase. The color is named "Imperial Yellow" after the banner of the Qing Dynasty.
Yellow roofs in the Forbidden City, which are limited to imperial buildings.
Neon lights in modern Shanghai show a predominance of red and yellow.
In North America, school buses such as this one in Albemarle County, Virginia are required to be painted yellow.
A mailbox in Germany. Yellow was the color of the early postal service in the Habsburg Empire.
A crash tender of the Royal Danish Air Force.
An RAF Sea King rescue helicopter.
Yellow penalty card used during an association football match
The Empress Eugenie dressed as Marie Antoinette, painted by Franz Winterhalter (1854)
Portrait of Madame Kuznetsova, by Ilya Repin. (1901)
The Ball by James Tissot (1880)
Yellow Dress – Paris Haute Couture Spring-Summer
Kuchipudi dansers
Singer Kylie Minogue performs at a Nobel Prize Concert
Buddhist monks at the promotion ceremony of a monk in Thailand
Buddhist monks in Tibet
A Japanese Buddhist monk in downtown Tokyo
A Hindu sadhu, or ascetic wandering monk or holy man, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Christ giving the golden key of the kingdom heaven to Saint Peter (1481–82), by Pietro Perugino. The golden key is the symbol of the Pope.
Pope Benedict XVI. The Pope traditionally wears gold and white outside St. Peter's Basilica.