yellow-green

American  

[yel-oh-green] / ˈyɛl oʊˈgrin /

noun

1. a color containing both yellow and green.

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adjective

1. of the color yellow-green.

Etymology

Origin of yellow-green

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

“We’ll have them at every window. The barbed wire must come down, of course, and then we’ll need paint. Green paint. Bright yellow-green, the color of things coming up new in the spring. . . .”

From Literature

The team began by synthesizing red, yellow-green, and blue quantum dots coated with zinc-sulfur shells.

From Science Daily

The researchers found that a biochemical pathway gradually forms the blue pigments, starting at a white colour, which progressively becomes yellow-green, red-brown-pink, dark brown, light blue, and finally dark blue-green.

From Science Daily

He is the embodiment of forceful aggression yielding to delicate grace, and the blurred blue and yellow-green of his mask perfectly reflect the painting’s water and reeds.

From Seattle Times

As we get closer to the water, yellow-green grass gives way to flat, charcoal-gray rocks.

From Seattle Times