primrose yellow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of primrose yellow
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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She began adding Cleveland sage, white sage, evening primrose, yellow lupine and other native plants in earnest, removing dead or poor-performing non-natives.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
Las Vegas is white with a primrose yellow cup.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021
Lady Kitty Spencer wore emerald Dolce & Gabbana, Princess Beatrice wore teal Roksanda, and the Duchess of Cambridge donned primrose yellow Alexander McQueen, the designer she wore on her own wedding day.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2018
Only the colors — forest and artichoke green, powder pink with primrose yellow, and a green ivy trellis pattern winding over a gown — captured some of the sisters’ early originality.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2012
It looked somehow familiar and unpleasant; and yet it was of a beautiful primrose yellow, decorated with blue roses.
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
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