yellowy
Tending toward blonde
Yellowy describes something that has a yellow tinge or resembles yellow without being fully or purely yellow.
It often characterizes colors that lean toward yellow or objects with a yellowish cast: The old newspaper had gone yellowy with age.
Like other color words with the -y suffix, yellowy suggests an approximate or impure version of the base color.
Unhealthily yellowish complexion
- jaundicedBitter and distrustful
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- unhealthyHarmful to wellbeing
bilious · sickly · pale · anemic · pasty · greenish · queasy · nauseated
Surface film from aging
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- mellowedBecame softer, calmer
time-worn · sepia · faded · old · parchment · ivory · cream · aged
sallow
Unhealthily yellowish complexion
unhealthy · bilious · sickly · pale · anemic · pasty · greenish · queasy · nauseated · peaky
patina
Surface film from aging
mellowed · time-worn · sepia · faded · old · parchment · ivory · cream · aged · oxidized
dingy
Discolored from grime
- soiledMade unclean
- discoloredChanged from original hue
- spottedSeen or patterned
smudged · grimy · tarnished · dirty · murky · cloudy · smoky · blotchy
washed-out
Lacking original vibrancy
pastel · lightened · dimmed · subdued · desaturated · blanched · faint · dull · softened · sun-bleached
- yellow lightTraffic warning signal
- yellow vestReflective safety garment
- Yellow SeaMarginal Pacific between Asia's coasts
- bright yellowIntense sunny hue
- yellow linePainted road divider
- yellow mustardMild tangy condiment
yellow, yellowish, yellowed, yellows, yellowing, yellowness, yellow-bellied, yellowtail, yellowfin