lemon yellow

noun

: a brilliant greenish yellow color

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Free Assembly Milkmaid Maxi Dress Mark our words, this lemon yellow shade is going to be everywhere this spring and summer. Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 On the lighter side of the Chardonnay spectrum, this glittery lemon yellow wine has a fresh, direct hit of lemon fruit; savory and rich without being opulent, a little Burgundian Village in style. Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 There are also magic mint (a fluorescent green), mulberry and blizzard blue, which have been out of circulation since 2003, along with orange-red, violet-blue, lemon yellow and raw umber (an earthy brown), which have been out of the box since 1990. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025 Timothée Chalamet Chalamet paired his lemon yellow Givenchy suit with a vintage Cartier Baignoire 1960 from the label’s Byzantine Collection. Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lemon yellow

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lemon yellow was in 1807

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“Lemon yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lemon%20yellow. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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