YELLOW

Etymology: Middle English yelwe, yelow, from Old English geolu; akin to Old High German gelo yellow, Latin helvus light bay, Greek chlōros greenish yellow, Sanskrit hari yellowish
Date: before 12th century

1 a : of the color yellow b : become yellowish through age, disease, or discoloration : sallow c sometimes offensive : having a yellowish or light brown complexion or skin
2 a : featuring sensational or scandalous items or ordinary news sensationally distorted (yellow journalism) b : mean, cowardly
3 (verb) : to make yellow : give a yellow tinge or color to (yellowed by time)









Yellow World

In Chinese culture, colors corresponded with the five primary elements, the directions, and the four seasons. Yellow was associated with earth and the center (in relation to direction).
The Chinese have placed a predominance upon the color yellow not seen elsewhere in the world. It was the color of emperors during both the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty.
Huangdi, also known as the Yellow Emperor, is thought to be the founder of Chinese civilization, due to the tremendous amount of inventions that took place during his reign.
In India, yellow is the color of the Vaisya caste, or farmers, and is the color Hindus wear to celebrate the Festival of Spring.
During the tenth century in France, the doors of traitors and criminals were painted yellow.
In the United States, taxi cabs and school buses are associated with the color yellow.
During the 1357 Japanese "War of Dynasty," warriors wore a yellow chrysanthemum as a pledge of courage.
Jews wore yellow armbands in Nazi concentration camps.
In Aztec culture, yellow symbolized food because it was the colur of corn, the primary food of the Aztec people.
Yellow signifies “sadness” in Greece’s culture and “jealousy” in France’s culture.
Yellow is representative of "Greed" in Christianity.
In medical terms, a yellow flag indicates a quarantine.
A yellow flag is used in car racing to signal caution. Cars must remain in their current position when a yellow flag is shown.








Yellow Phrases

Yellowbellied: a cowardly manner
Yellow fever: a disease involving high fever and jaundice that is common in the tropics
Yellow jack: a flag flown on a vessel to show that it is under quarantine
Yellowdog contract: a contract which denies a person the right to join a worker's union
Yellow journalism: newspaper articles thought to be sensationalized in order to sell more papers









Yellow Quote

“Oh yes! He loved yellow, did good Vincent...When the two of us were together in Arles, both of us insane, and constantly at war over beautiful colors, I adored red; where could I find a perfect vermilion?” -- Paul Gauguin