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lemon yellow

American  

noun

  1. a clear, yellowish-green color.


Other Word Forms

  • lemon-yellow adjective

Etymology

Origin of lemon yellow

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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There were heaping plates of pancakes served with warm honey, and sliced peaches cooked in butter and sugar, and platters of fluffy scrambled eggs, tender and lemon yellow.

From Literature

Elsewhere, a stripe of lemon yellow radiates against an inky background, interrupted by numerous dark patches.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

And the bold, primary colors in the works — cobalt blue, lemon yellow, scarlet red — brighten an otherwise benign, utilitarian space connecting staircases.

From Los Angeles Times

This shocking coral fungi can resemble licking tongues of flame, ranging from lemon yellow to a burnt orange.

From Salon