lemon yellow

noun

1. a clear, yellowish-green color.

Other Word Forms

• lemon-yellow adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lemon yellow¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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.

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

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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.

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

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

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