yellow spots

Pale citrus marks

Yellow spots are small discolored areas of yellowish hue appearing on a surface.

The phrase most often describes blemishes on skin, leaves, fabric, or other materials where yellowing indicates age, disease, or damage: The plant's yellow spots suggested a fungal infection, Yellow spots on the lawn meant the dog had been busy.

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Categories
Opposites
color

yellow spotsblue spots

Colored circular markings

black spots · red spots · dark spots · brown spots · green spots

pattern/distribution

yellow spotssolid color

Single unbroken hue

yellow patches

surface condition

yellow spotsclear skin

Blemish-free facial surface

spotless · unmarked · immaculate · pure white · blank

Family

yellow, spot, yellows, yellowed, yellowing, yellowish, yellowness, spots, spotted

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G