Yellow

**Yellow** is the main protagonist of The Hero of Color City. She is scared easily, and is self-conscious of this, but learns to be braver over the course of the film. She was voiced by Christina Ricci, with Tara Strong providing her singing voice.

## Biography

At the start of the film, Yellow had fallen out of Ben’s hand and rolled under his bed. She hears the voices of the other crayons and begins to follow them, but runs into a sock monkey and is scared. She runs away and finds the other crayons, including Blue, who helps her calm down. As the other crayons go to Color City, she is left behind and ends up meeting King Scrawl and Gnat, two of Ben’s drawings who are unfinished and want her to color them in. She is scared of them, and runs through the portal to Color City once they are distracted. However, Scrawl sees the portal glowing after she enters it, and follows her.

Yellow doesn’t tell anyone about King Scrawl, and her friends take her to Madame Pink’s spa, where she laments to Madame Pink about being so easily scared. Madame Pink tells her that it’s alright to be different from the other crayons, and every crayon is unique. After, Yellow begins to bike to the marina to meet Blue, Green, Red, White, and Black, but Scrawl arrives and kidnaps her. She is freed by Brown, but Scrawl and Gnat start going to the Waterfall, which, if blocked, would cause the crayons to lose their color.

A team is assembled to stop Scrawl, composed of Blue, Green, Red, White, and Black, and Yellow accidentally gets onto their boat as it leaves. She helps the team navigate the Scary Narrows and convinces them to color in Ricky the Dragon, Duck, Cow, Astronaut, Race Car, Bumblebee, and Horse after the group aids them. Once the team arrives at the waterfall, Yellow is sent as bait for Scrawl, but suddenly attacked by the Great Waste. Scrawl fends it off, causing Yellow to realize that he and Gnat aren’t so monstrous, and as thanks she draws him a mouth. She returns to the team to explain, but they spring their trap and both groups feel betrayed by her.

In the end, Yellow works things out between everybody and the team, Scrawl, Gnat, and the Great Waste (who Gnat convinces to help) are able to unblock the Waterfall and are hailed as heroes in Color City. By then, though, Ben wakes up and all must return to Ben’s Room. The film closes as Yellow sees Scrawl hung on Ben’s wall. He and Gnat wink at her, and she winks back.

## Physical Description

Yellow’s body and clothes are entirely yellow, except for her eyes, which are blue. She had shoulder-length hair and freckles, and is noticeably shorter than the other crayons. She wears a dress with a collar and Mary Janes.

## Color Theory

Yellow is considered a warm color; warmth often associated with associated with kindness, and yellow in particular is associated with friendship. These show in Yellow’s personality: she is more open to the other crayons, and willing to accept the drawings. She is the one to suggest coloring in the drawings in the desert, and, more importantly, she is the first crayon to get over her fear of King Scrawl and Gnat. However, yellow also has an association of cowardice. Yellow is very timid and easily startled; however, she is able to overcome this.