Yellow

Do you want to use this color in your promotional items? Here's what you should know!

Yellow is the color for joyous, happy feelings. It’s the color of sunshine, flowers, honey, ducks, pineapples, and other pleasant things. As such, it’s used to symbolize optimism, positive, and hope.

Oddly enough, yellow is also used for caution or cowardice. This explains the phrase “be yellow” and why items like caution tape are often this bright, noticeable color.

Examples of Yellow Symbolism

Emojis

Smiley faces have always been yellow since it’s such a happy, cheerful color. Nowadays, however, yellow is used to create digital emojis. Even the angry face emoji is cute enough to make you feel glad!

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SpongeBob Squarepants

You won’t find a happier cartoon than SpongeBob. With his buck teeth and famous laugh, this bright yellow guy has an infectious lust for life. He loves his job, his friends, his neighbors, and even his grumpy neighbor, Squidward.

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La La Land

The costume designer for La La Land chose a canary yellow dress because it’s “a joyous color for a joyous moment in the film.” It was a great choice since this beautiful dress is now one of the most iconic of all time.

Types of Yellow

Are you using yellow in your branding? Below are the color codes you may need!

Color	Hex Code	RGB	CMYK
Yellow	#FFBF00	255, 255, 0	0, 0, 100, 0
Amber	#FFBF00	255, 191, 0	0, 25, 100, 0
Banana	#FFE135	255, 225, 53	0, 12, 79, 0
Bumblebee	#FCE205	252, 226, 5	0, 10, 98, 1
Butter	#FFFD74	255, 253, 116	0, 1, 55, 0
Bright Yellow	#FFFD01	255, 253, 1	0, 1, 100, 0
Canary Yellow	#FFEF00	255, 239, 0	0, 6, 100, 0
Corn	#FBEC5D	251, 236, 93	0, 6, 63, 2
Daisy	#F8DC75	248, 220, 117	0, 11, 53, 3
Dandelion	#F0E130	240, 225, 48	0, 6, 80, 6
Dark Yellow	#D5B60A	213, 182, 10	0, 15, 95, 16
Dijon	#C49102	196, 145, 2	0, 26, 99, 23
Freesia	#F6C324	246, 195, 36	0, 21, 85, 4
Goldenrod	#DAA520	218, 165, 32	0, 24, 85, 15
Hibiscus	#E6BD3B	230, 189, 59	0, 17, 74, 10
Honey	#FFC30B	255, 195, 11	0, 24, 96, 0
Jasmine	#F8DE7E	248, 222, 126	0, 10, 49, 3
Laguna	#F8E473	248, 228, 115	0, 8, 54, 3
Lemon	#FAFA33	250, 250, 51	0, 0, 80, 2
Light Yellow	#FFFFE0	255, 255, 224	0, 0, 12, 0
Marigold	#FCB810	252, 184, 16	0, 27, 94, 1
Mimosa	#FFF4BC	255, 244, 188	0, 4, 26, 0
Mustard	#FEDC56	254, 220, 86	0, 13, 66, 0
Neon Yellow	#FFF01F	255, 240, 31	0, 6, 88, 0
Pale Yellow	#FFFFA7	255, 255, 167	0, 0, 35, 0
Pastel Yellow	#FFFE71	255, 254, 113	0, 0, 56, 0
Royal Yellow	#FADA5E	250, 218, 94	0, 13, 62, 2
Safety Yellow	#EED202	238, 210, 2	0, 12, 99, 7
Saffron	#F4C430	244, 196, 48	0, 20, 80, 4
School Bus	#FFD800	255, 216, 0	0, 15, 100, 0
Spanish Yellow	#F9D73D	249, 215, 61	0, 14, 76, 2
Sunshine Yellow	#FFFD37	255, 253, 55	0, 1, 78, 0
Sunflower	#FFDA03	255, 218, 3	0, 15, 99, 0
Tuscany	#FCD12A	252, 209, 42	0, 17, 83, 1
Yellow Orange	#FFAA33	255, 170, 51	0, 33, 80, 0

Colors That Go With Yellow

Sometimes one color just isn’t enough! Yellow works best with any of these other colors.

Yellow Color Codes

HEX:

#FFFF00

RGB:

255, 255, 0

CMYK:

0, 0, 100, 0

Pantone:

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Thread Color:

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