sallowest
Most sickly yellow
Superlative of sallow—having the most unhealthy yellowish or pale complexion.
Sallow describes skin that looks wan, often suggesting illness, fatigue, or lack of sunlight: She was the sallowest of the prisoners, having spent months in the dark cell.
The word typically carries unflattering connotations.
Tending toward gold
- sicklyProne to poor health
- unhealthyHarmful to wellbeing
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- wanPale and unwell-looking
ashen · pasty · jaundiced · bilious · peaked · peaky · waxen · allow
Pitted briny fruit
Yellowing from bile pigment
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- icterusBilirubin-caused tissue yellowing
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
cholestasis · cirrhosis · hepatic · bile · hemolysis · neonatal jaundice · yellowing · malnourished
yellowish
Tending toward gold
wan · ashen · pasty · jaundiced · bilious · peaked · peaky · waxen · allow · cadaverous
olive
Pitted briny fruit
ochre · dull · dingy · earthy · umber · khaki · fawn · buff · murky · lackluster
jaundice
Yellowing from bile pigment
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- icterusBilirubin-caused tissue yellowing
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
liver · cholestasis · cirrhosis · hepatic · bile · hemolysis · neonatal jaundice · yellowing · malnourished · anemic