How would you describe yellow?
For me, describing yellow is difficult because there are so many shades of yellow; the pale color of an onion skin, the refreshing look of an iced glass of lemonade, the morning sun, the golden wheat field, a swallowtail butterfly, a daffodil.
The dictionary defines yellow as: the hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers; any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.
That’s very technical. All I know is that yellow is warm and bright and makes me feel good.
According to Elle Decor, yellow, “the happiest color under the sun is fashion’s new favorite, showing up in surprising places.”
Yellow, particularly Jefferson Yellow, is one of Mary Douglas Drysdale’s favorite colors.
It’s one of her ten Signature Colors for Casart Coverings.
All ten are “feel good colors” that are offered in both colorwash and faux linen finishes.
This is what Mary recently said to describe yellow. “Yellow is a color of energy and optimism, in my eyes. It is also balanced, not edgy masculine nor overly feminine. It looks good in every season and in day light or at day’s end. And I like that yellow is hard to tame. If home is where the heart is, that room would be yellow for me. Yellow makes me smile; it is hard for me to be anything but happy in a yellow room.”
Doesn’t everyone agree? If not, how would you describe yellow?
– Lorre Lei
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