sulfur-yellow

5.1

A bright pale yellow like a lemon or an egg yolk

adjective
/ˈsʌlfər ˈjɛloʊ/

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A sulfur-yellow dress caught everyone's eye at the spring festival.

Examples

I bought a sulfur-yellow dress for the summer party.
The artist painted the bird with sulfur-yellow feathers to make it stand out.
The minerals glowed sulfur-yellow under the museum lights.
The walls were painted a bright sulfur-yellow.
The garden was brightened by the sulfur-yellow flowers that bloomed in the sun.
She wore a dress in a vibrant sulfur-yellow to celebrate the festival.
The artist used a sulfur-yellow shade to create a stunning contrast in her painting.

Synonyms

yellowish

vssulfur-yellow

11 1.1

Slightly yellow in color

is a vivid pale yellow rather than just a faint tint

straw-colored

vssulfur-yellow

1 2.7

A pale yellow color like dry straw

is brighter and more vivid than the pale soft yellow

yellow-tinged

vssulfur-yellow

3.5

Slightly yellow in color

is clearly a bright pale yellow rather than a mere hint

How Yellow

bright yellow

12 1.0

sulfur-yellow

5.1

yellow

819 1.0

pale yellow

4 1.0

Surface Forms

sulfur-yellow positive

sulphur-yellow positive

Morphology

sulfur-yellow = sulfur + yellow (transparent) = sulfur + yellow

A straightforward descriptive compound: 'sulfur' + 'yellow' names the yellow color characteristic of sulfur.

Etymology

Sulfur-yellow comes from the element sulfur, a natural substance often called a 'yellow mineral' because of its bright, pale color, so the term names the clear, sharp yellow of that material. That's why something called sulfur-yellow stands out as a very bright yellow.