yellow brick

Amber-colored building block

Yellow brick is brick with a pale yellowish color, typically made from clay with high calcium or sulfur content.

The material appears in regional architecture where such clay is locally available.

The phrase evokes The Wizard of Oz through its famous yellow brick road—a path to follow toward a goal: Just follow the yellow brick road and you'll find your answer.

Related

Judy Garland · path · golden · paving · building material · clay · fired clay · walkway · terrace · emerald · over the rainbow · cobblestone · journey · scarecrow · lion · Kansas · rainbow · construction

Categories
Opposites
brick color/material type

yellow brickred brick

Kiln-hardened clay block

terracotta · sandstone

building material category

yellow brickconcrete

Solid building mixture

steel · glass · timber · stone · clapboard

building material type

yellow brickglass panel

Flat transparent architectural section

steel beam · concrete block · stone slab · aluminum siding · vinyl siding

Family

yellow, brick, yellows, yellowed, yellowing, yellowish, yellower, yellowest, bricks

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