yellowish
Faintly lemon-tinted
Yellowish means somewhat yellow or having a yellow tinge: The old paper had turned yellowish with age.
Like other -ish color words, it indicates an imprecise or partial quality rather than a definite hue: yellowish skin, a yellowish glow.
Hardened ancient tree secretion
- goldElement seventy-nine
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
- mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
canary · straw · cream · buff · flaxen · citrine · topaz · ochre
Bitter and distrustful
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- anemicDeficient in vigor
bilious · unhealthy · peaked · pasty · ashen · waxen · sickened
Changed from original hue
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- bleachedHad color removed
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
- tarnishedOxidized and discolored
stained · weathered · aged · foxed · browned · oxidized · antiqued · degraded
amber
Hardened ancient tree secretion
mustard · canary · straw · cream · buff · flaxen · citrine · topaz · ochre · tawny
jaundiced
Bitter and distrustful
anemic · bilious · unhealthy · peaked · pasty · ashen · waxen · sickened
discolored
Changed from original hue
- washed-outLacking original vibrancy
- bleachedHad color removed
- sun-bleachedLightened by prolonged daylight
tarnished · stained · weathered · aged · foxed · browned · oxidized · antiqued · degraded · worn
sunflower
Tall daisy-family plant
- daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
- dandelionYellow flower, white puffball
- buttercupYellow meadow flower
marigold · forsythia · goldenrod · jonquil · cowslip · celandine · tansy · arnica · gorse · laburnum
sulfur
Yellow combustible element