How to Use lemon yellow in a Sentence

lemon yellow

noun
  • The birch leaves around us are senescing from lime green to lemon yellow.
    Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Choose from a set of eggplant and lemon yellow, bright pink laced with green, or a two-tone blue.
    Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 22 Apr. 2022
  • For the show, Nadin chose to paint the space, and the canvasses, a garishly bright lemon yellow.
    Nina Siegal, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
  • For the show, Mr. Nadin chose to paint the space, and the canvasses, a garishly bright lemon yellow.
    New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • Although lemon yellow sometimes gives me the pip, so to speak.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 4 June 2021
  • Pipit grows to 16 inches and is lemon yellow with the cup aging to white.
    Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Under the sheer layer, Lopez wore a lemon yellow sash tied across her hips.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2023
  • From grapefruit to lemon yellow, juicy hues are having a growth spurt.
    Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Boyfriend singer just debuted a funky blonde-but-not-blonde bob with lemon yellow highlights and bangs.
    Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Franken painted his Sunkist track lemon yellow and orange orange and handed out bushels of fruit at the meets.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Satin Down Jacket is on sale in three colors, including a bright lemon yellow and a soft sky blue.
    Lauren Fischer, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022
  • My rented studio was lemon yellow with white trim and windows along one wall.
    Jen McGuire, Good Housekeeping, 17 June 2019
  • Zion’s Pride’, a large, lemon yellow flower, Zelonis said.
    Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The Grammy-winner is wearing a lemon yellow Moncler coat that flows well past his feet.
    Kerry Flynn, CNN, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Sheer and mesh clothing are currently on trend, and this lemon yellow bucket hat fits right in.
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 15 June 2022
  • Hyacinth Red, is scarlet red, with lemon yellow and a minute proportion of brown.
    Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2014
  • On the beach, Mimi’s fist held a taut white string, on the other end of which a cobalt blue butterfly with lemon yellow streamers fluttered in the sea breeze.
    Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Some are bright lemon yellow while others are creamier looking, and still more a much darker gold hue.
    Maureen Gilmer, sacbee, 22 June 2018
  • The best tack, however, was the artistic use of light, bright color—pale pinks, lemon yellows, and tangerines, draped from head to toe.
    Monica Kim, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The 42mm watch features a black dial with lemon yellow accents that pay homage to the lemon shark, which is indigenous to the Florida Keys.
    Roberta Naas, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • The bathrooms include original pink tiling in one and lemon yellow in the other, while hardwood floors are found throughout the house.
    Lauren Ro, Curbed, 8 May 2018
  • The actor was radiant on the red carpet in a lemon yellow strapless Prada dress paired with black opera gloves.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 30 July 2022
  • Set against the home’s luminous white, cobalt and lemon yellow walls, the pieces have a mesmerizing effect.
    New York Times, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Try the Prada satin slingback in a lemon yellow to give any outfit a sweet sting; for something more neutral, there is By Far’s open-toe white pumps with a block heel.
    Vogue, 14 Apr. 2019
  • In contrast to the dark palette and dense imagery of the lower oval parlor, the upper one is bright lemon yellow with mostly blue figures.
    Thomas Hine, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The moth is covered in lengthy fuzz—not venomous spines—with colors ranging from a dull orange to a bright, lemon yellow, but its fuzzy feet are always black.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The muscular 40-foot trunk now lies atop two small boulders and has been meticulously fit with a patchwork of leather in shades of lemon yellow and sky blue.
    New York Times, 3 May 2021
  • The company’s vehicles are lemon yellow and lime green.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 22 June 2019
  • Gigi opted for a vibrant, happy look made of a lemon yellow puffer jacket, bright green sweater, black vest, and black belted ski pants.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The brights include tones like lemon yellow, bubblegum pink, and kelly green, in line with the modern L.A. for radiating sunshine and good vibes.
    Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 2 Feb. 2021

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