lemon yellow
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of lemon yellow
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, a stripe of lemon yellow radiates against an inky background, interrupted by numerous dark patches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Models, all wearing leather gloves, paraded among giant white bags, clad in warm browns, beiges and oranges, as well as a soothing sugar paper colour and an occasional lemon yellow.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2023
This shocking coral fungi can resemble licking tongues of flame, ranging from lemon yellow to a burnt orange.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2023
One silver sequin skirt was worn over lightweight wide-legged trousers, with a lemon yellow Henley top.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2019
The light behind them turned pink and lemon yellow as the sun sank farther down toward the sea, and dark blue trickled down from the sky like ink flowing into water.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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