canary yellow

Vivid sunny shade

Canary yellow is a bright, vivid yellow resembling the plumage of a canary bird.

The color sits between lemon and gold—cheerful and attention-grabbing: a canary yellow sports car, walls painted canary yellow.

Often shortened to just canary when the context is clear: She wore a canary dress to the party.

Related

golden · cheerful · vibrant · taxi · highlighter · post-it note · legal pad · mustard · buttercup · daffodil · bumblebee · warbler · finch · songbird · zesty · citrus · neon · fluorescent

Categories
Opposites
color spectrum opposition

canary yellowviolet

Small five-petaled wildflower

purple · indigo · royal blue · navy blue · cobalt blue

brightness/vibrancy

canary yellowblack

Darkest possible hue

jet black · pitch black · charcoal · midnight black · coal black

color temperature/mood

canary yellowslate gray

Cool neutral dark tone

gunmetal · cool gray · winter white · steel blue · ash gray

Family

canary, yellow, canaries, yellows, yellowed, yellowing, yellowish, yellower, yellowest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G