Colors play an important role in life, but have you ever wondered what does a particular color mean? What associations causes a certain mood? With the help of our series “Anatomy of Colors” you’ll get to know how to use different colors in web design with the benefits for you.
Yellow is the most bright and cheerful color in the color spectrum. Today we’ll learn the meaning of yellow, the most successful combinations and take a look at a showcase of stunning yellow websites. If you combine yellow with other colors, its meaning changes. So, let’s get started! They say, forewarned is forearmed!
Yellow stimulates mind, nervous system, memory, and communication skills. But its excess can lead to headaches. Yellow is warm and inviting color, but at the same time, it emits a sense of caution and warning.
Yellow causes a lot of emotions, so this bright color should be used carefully. Yellow is used to help people to make a tough decision or concentrate on something. It can also prevent panic and depression.
Yellow as a Color of Famous Brands
Yellow is the color of the world’s top brands such as McDonald’s, Ikea, Best Buy, Lipton Tea, Subway, Nikon, Lamborghini, Shell, Burger King, and others. Yellow often used in restaurants for decoration as this color bring appetite. Note that these brand sites use yellow in the logo or other elements in order to highlight something. But other colors prevent on these websites, not yellow.
McDonald’s
Ikea
Best Buy
Lipton Tea
Subway
Nikon
Lamborghini
Shell
Burger King
Cultural Considerations
Yellow means both life and death in China. Earlier yellow symbolized the Chinese emperor and common people were not allowed to wear yellow clothes.
Mongoloid race called the “yellow race”, or “yellow-faced“. Judas depicted in yellow coat that means sinfulness.
In England yellow color is associated with cowardice. Yellow is also a symbol of caution (remember the yellow color in the traffic lights).
Shadows of Yellow
Yellow creates an incredible contrast and draws attention to the elements of design, but it is better to use it in moderation.
Light yellow: light yellow shades are often associated with joy and freshness.
Samcreate
Bright yellow: symbolizes happiness and fun. Bright yellow is associated with the sun and life.
Luton
Yellow and green: this combination is associated with nature, as these two colors we often see in the spring and autumn.
Tornobambino
Golden yellow means wealth.
Hostingpear
Dirty yellow: causes negative associations, such as illness.
Don&Dona
Showcase of Amazing Yellow Websites
As a rule, yellow is combined with cold colors, such as black or dark blue to create the highlights. Also, yellow is used to draw attention to a text or an object. The pale yellow looks great as a background color.
Of course, there is no need to reinvent the wheel and create a site from scratch. You can easily create your own yellow website using following cool website templates from Z Networks Group (There are several in the compilation below).
So, Take a look at the showcase of amazing yellow websites below.
Moto CMS HTML Template
Crivodogotal
Stockholmhairdresser
Taxi WP Theme
BzzApp
Coronaradiata
Webspecies
Reliance MotoCMS HTML
Abovethemark
Incub
Affectia
Iconinc
Mavic
The SmartStrand Challenge
Screen Designer
Paralotna
Roome
Chunk
Enjoy!
Interesting article.
All articles in this series I like. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting – our website heavily uses yellow. Yellow and black have been our primary color palette for the past 5 years. I have heard some criticisms such as “it looks too much like a warning sign” but I like the bold contrast and the warmth – plus aren’t we all tired of microsoft blue?