Yellow

Yellow is a colour. It is the color of the color of amber.
Yellow is the color of:
 The color amber.
 The outer skin of a lemon.
 The flower of the dandelion.
 The peel of a banana.
 The middle light of a stoplight.
Most of the time, your Urine.

Meaning of yellow 

 Yellow can represent light and the sun's rays as well as lightning.
 The phrase "yellow" used to be used as a sign of cowardice.
 In China, yellow is the color of royalty. Emperors used to wear yellow.
 On road signs in the USA, yellow means "warning".
 Inkjet printers use yellow ink as one of their three basic colors, along with cyan ink and magenta ink.

Tones of yellow colour comparison chart 
 Yellow Mist (web colour Light Yellow) (Banana) (Hex: #FFFFE0) (RGB: 255, 255, 224)
 Old Lace (web colour) (Hex: #FDF5E6) (RGB: 253, 245, 230)
 Linen (web colour) (Hex: #FAF0E6) (RGB: 250, 240, 230)
 Antique White (web colour) (Hex: #FAEBD7) (RGB: 250, 235, 215) 
 Blanched Almond (web colour) (Hex: #FFEBCD) (RGB: 255, 235, 205) 
 Light Goldenrod Yellow (web colour) (Hex: #FAFAD2) (RGB: 250, 250, 210)
 Lemon Chiffon (web colour) (Lemon Cream) (Hex: #FFFACD) (RGB: 255, 250, 205)
 Cornsilk (web colour) (Hex: #FFF8DC) (RGB: 255, 248, 220)
 Beige (web colour) (Hex: #F5F5DC) (RGB: 245, 245, 220)
 Cream (Hex: #FFFDD0) (RGB: 255, 253, 208)
 Papaya Whip (web colour) (Hex: #FFEFD5) (RGB: 255, 239, 213)
 Banana Mania (Crayola) (Hex: #FBE7B2) (RGB: 251, 231, 128)
 Moccasin (web colour) (Hex: #FFE4B5) (RGB: 255, 228, 182)
 Peach-Yellow (Hex: #FADFAD) (RGB: 250, 223, 173)
 Wheat (web colour) (Hex: #F5DEB3) (RGB: 245, 222, 179)
 Navajo White (web colour) (Hex: #FFDEAD) (RGB: 255, 222, 173)
<li style = "background-color: #f0e68c;"> Light Khaki (X11 "Khaki") (Hex: #F0E68C) (RGB: 240, 230, 140)<li>
 Pale Spring Bud (Crayola "Spring Green") (Hex: #ECEBBD) (RGB: 236, 235, 189)
 Pale Goldenrod (web colour) (Hex: #EEE8AA) (RGB: 238, 232, 170)
 Pale Canary Yellow (Crayola Canary) (Hex: #FFFF99) (RGB: 255, 255, 153)
 Buff (HexF0DC82) (RGB: 240, 220, 130)
 Flax (Hex: #EEDC82) (RGB: 238, 220, 130) 
<li style = "background-color: #ebc2af;"> Zinnwaldite (Hex: #EBC2AF) (RGB: 235, 194, 175)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #edc9af;"> Desert Sand (Crayola) (Hex: #EDC9AF) (RGB: 237, 201, 175)<li>
 Peach Puff (web color) (Hex: #FFDAB9) (RGB: 255, 218, 185)
 Peach (Hex: #FFE5B4) (RGB: 255, 229, 180)
 Deep Peach (Crayola Peach) (Hex: #FFCBA4) (RGB: 255, 203, 164)
 Peach-Orange (Pale Salmon) (Hex: #FFCC99) (RGB: 255, 204, 153)
 Bright Apricot (Crayola Apricot) (Hex: #FDD5B1) (RGB: 253, 213, 177)
 Apricot (Hex: #FBCEB1) (RGB: 251, 206, 177)
<li style = "background-color: #eedd62;"> Light Mustard (Hex: #EEDD62) (RGB: 255, 119, 255)<li>
 Dandelion (Crayola) (Hex: #FED85D) (RGB: 254, 216, 93)
 Mustard (Hex: #FFDB58) (RGB: 255, 219, 88)
 Energy Yellow (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #F8DD5C) (RGB: 248, 221, 92)
 Medium Goldenrod (Crayola Goldenrod) (Hex: #FCD667) (RGB: 252, 214, 103)
<li style = "background-color: #f8de7e;"> Mellow Yellow (Hex: #F8DE7E) (RGB: 248, 222, 126)<li>
 Light Goldenrod (web colour) (Hex: #FFEC8B) (RGB: 255, 236, 139)
 Maize (Corn) (Hex: #FBEC5D) (RGB: 251, 236, 93)
<li style = "background-color: #ffff66;"> Ultra Yellow (Unmellow Yellow) (Crayola) (Hex: #FFFF66) (RGB: 255, 255, 102)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #fefe22;"> Laser Lemon (Crayola) (Hex: #FEFE22) (RGB: 254, 254, 34)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffff00;"> Yellow (Electric Yellow) (Hex: #FFFF00) (RGB: 255, 255, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #FDFD02;"> Daisy Yellow (Hex: #FDFD02) (RGB: 255, 253, 2)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #fff700;"> Lemon Yellow (Lemon) Hex: #FFF700) (RGB: 255, 247, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffef00;"> Process Yellow (Pigment Yellow) (Printer's Yellow) (Canary Yellow) (Hex: #FFEF00) (RGB: 255, 239, 0)<li>
 Medium Yellow (Crayola Yellow) (Hex: #FFE302) (RGB: 255, 227, 2)
<li style = "background-color: #ffdf00;"> Golden Yellow (Hex: #FFDF00) (RGB: 255, 223, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffd800;"> School Bus Yellow (Hex: #FFD800) (RGB: 255, 216, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffd700;"> Golden (web color Gold) (Hex: #FFD700) (RGB: 255, 215, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffcc00;"> Tangerine Yellow (Hex: #FFCC00) (RGB: 255, 204, 0)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #ffc901;"> Supernova (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #FFC901) (RGB: 255, 201, 1)<li>
 Golden Poppy (Hex: #FCC200) (RGB: 252, 194, 0)
 Amber (Hex: #FFBF00) (RGB: 255, 191, 0)
 Selective Yellow (Hex: #FFBA00) (RGB: 255, 186, 0)
<li style = "background-color: #ffcc33;"> Sunglow (Crayola) (Hex: #FFCC33) (RGB: 255, 204, 51)<li>
 Saffron (Hex: #F4C430) (RGB: 244, 196, 48)
 Macaroni and Cheese (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB79B) (RGB: 255, 185, 123)
<li style = "background-color: #f4a460;"> Sandy Brown (web color) (Hex: #F4A460) (RGB: 244, 164, 96) <li>
 Atomic Tangerine (Crayola) (Hex: #FF9966) (RGB: 255, 153, 102)
 Gamboge (Hex: #EF9B0F) (RGB: 239, 155, 15)
 Light Buff (Hex: #ECD9B0) (RGB: 236, 217, 176)
 Pale Gold (Crayola Gold) (Hex: #E6BE8A) (RGB: 230, 190, 138)
 Brass (Hex: #C3A368) (RGB: 195, 163, 104)
 California Gold (Hex: #A98F64) (RGB: 169, 143, 100)
 Vegas Gold (Hex: #C5B356) (RGB: 197, 179, 88)
 Old Gold (Hex: #CFB53B) (RGB: 207, 181, 59)
 Metallic Gold (Hex: #D4AF37) (RGB: 212, 175, 55)
 Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #DAA520) (RGB: 218, 165, 32)
 Banana Yellow (Yellow Ochre) (Human Feces) (Hex: #CCCC33) (RGB: 204, 204, 51)
 Satin Sheen Gold (Hex: #CBA135) (RGB: 203, 16, 53)
 Buddha Gold (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #C1A004) (RGB: 193, 160, 4)
<li style = "background-color: #cd853f;"> Peru (web color) (Hex: #CD853F) (RGB: 205, 133, 63)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #cc7722;"> Ochre (Hex: #CC7722) (RGB: 204, 119, 34)<li>
 Dark Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #b8860B) (RGB: 184, 134, 11)
 Bronze Yellow (Hex: #737000) (RGB: 115, 112, 0)
 Dark Mustard (Hex: #7C7C40) (RGB: 124, 124, 64)
 Sandy Taupe (Hex: #967117) (RGB: 150, 113, 23)
<li style = "background-color: #c19a6b;"> Fallow (Hex: #C19A6B) (RGB: 193, 154, 107)<li> 
<li style = "background-color: #c3b091;"> Khaki (HTML/CSS) (Hex: #C3B091) (RGB: 195, 176, 145)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #cdb891;"> Ecru (Hex: #C3B091) (RGB: 205, 184, 145)<li>
<li style = "background-color: #bdb76b;"> Dark Khaki (X11 "Dark Khaki") (Hex: #BDB76B) (RGB: 189, 183, 107)<li>
 Citrine (Hex: #E4D00A) (RGB: 228, 208, 10)
 Pear (Hex: #D1E231) (RGB: 209, 226, 49)
<li style = "background-color: #ecf245;"> Starship (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #E3DD39) (RGB: 227, 221, 57)<li>
 Chartreuse Yellow (Hex: #DFFF00) (RGB: 223, 255, 0)
 Neon Yellow (Hex: #FFFFE0) (RGB: 207, 255, 4)
 Electric Lime (Crayola) (Hex: #CCFF00) (RGB: 204, 255, 0)
 Lime (Hex: #BFFF00) (RGB: 191, 255, 0)
 Green-Yellow (web color) (Hex: #ADFF2F) (RGB: 173, 255, 47)
 Spring Bud (Hex: #A7FC00) (RGB: 167, 252, 0)
<li style = "background-color: #9acd32;"> Yellow-Green (web color) (Hex: #9ACD32) (RGB: 154, 205, 50)<li>
 Citrus (Xona.com Color List) (Hex: #A1C50A) (RGB: 161, 197, 10)
 June Bud (Hex: #BDDA57) (RGB: 189, 218, 87)
 Medium Spring Bud (Hex: #C9DC89) (RGB: 202, 220, 137)
 Pale Green-Yellow (Crayola Green-Yellow) (Hex: #F1E788) (RGB: 242, 231, 136)
 Lime Pulp (Hex: #D1E189) (RGB: 209, 225, 137)
 Olivine (Hex: #9AB973) (RGB: 154, 185, 115)
 Pistachio (Hex: #93C572) (RGB: 147, 197, 146)
 Swamp Green (Hex: #ACB78E) (RGB: 172, 183, 142)
 Camouflage Green (Hex: #78866B) (RGB: 120, 134, 107)
 Olive (web color) (Dark Yellow) (Hex: #808000) (RGB: 128, 128, 0)
 Olive Drab (web color) (Hex: #6B8E23) (RGB: 107, 142, 135)
 Dark Olive Green (web color) (Hex: #556B2F) (RGB: 85, 107, 47)
 Shadow (Crayola) (Hex: #837050) (RGB: 131, 112, 80) 
<li style = "background-color: #734a12; color: #ffffff"> Raw Umber (Hex: #734A12) (RGB: 115, 74, 18)<li> 
 Olivetone (Xona color list) (Hex: #716E10) (RGB: 113, 110, 16)
 Bisque (web colour) (Hex: #3D2B1F) (RGB: 61, 43, 31) 
 Black Olive (Olive RAL 6015) (Hex: #3B3C36) (RGB: 59, 60, 54)

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