Results: Mellow Yellow
Published on 07/04/2020
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The colour yellow is associated with warmth, happiness, fun, friendship, caution and electricity. Only five percent of people claim it as their favourite colour, and if it is yours, you may be a happy idealist who is underestimated far too often. Is yellow a favourite colour of yours?
Yes
23%
566 votes
It's my #1 favourite colour
5%
124 votes
Not really
63%
1527 votes
I dislike yellow
9%
222 votes
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Yellow is probably the most visible colour, which is why it is often used to indicate caution, as in the caution light and caution tape at construction zones. Which of these fun facts about yellow did you already know?
The word yellow comes from the Old English word geolu.
4%
108 votes
In Japan, yellow is the colour of courage.
7%
171 votes
In American slang, a coward can be said to be yellow or yellow-bellied.
48%
1170 votes
In Egypt, yellow is the colour of mourning.
3%
83 votes
In some countries, taxis are commonly yellow. This practice began in Chicago, where taxi entrepreneur John D. Hertz painted his taxis yellow based on a University of Chicago study alleging that yellow is the colour most easily seen at a distance. This idea has also been used with school buses and road warning signs.
38%
915 votes
Yellow is an appropriate colour for a room used for studying because it has a stimulating effect on the mind.
9%
210 votes
The creators of post-it notes said the reason these notes were originally yellow was simply because they happened to have some yellow scrap paper hanging around -- nothing much deeper. They kept them yellow, because they did stand out.
8%
197 votes
Knew all of them
4%
105 votes
None
34%
819 votes
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Yellow may not be everyone's favourite colour, but it has lent itself to some great music. How many of these "Yellow" songs do you know?
Mellow Yellow -- Donovan
55%
1344 votes
Yellow Submarine -- The Beatles
68%
1652 votes
Yellow -- Coldplay
16%
400 votes
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -- Elton John
58%
1412 votes
Big Yellow Taxi -- Joni Mitchell
32%
778 votes
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini -- Bryan Hyland
58%
1420 votes
Yellow Brick Road -- Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
31%
754 votes
Yellow River -- Carly Simon, Christie
9%
218 votes
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow -- Frank Zappa
13%
320 votes
Yellow Man -- Ella Fitzgerald
3%
80 votes
Yellow Ledbetter -- Pearl Jam
6%
143 votes
Black and Yellow -- Wiz Khalifa
7%
164 votes
Yellow Bird -- Chris Isaak
11%
274 votes
All of them
4%
108 votes
None
15%
369 votes
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So many animated characters on TV or in the movies are yellow, and it turns out that's for a good reason -- first yellow exemplifies energy, playfulness, warmth and happiness. Secondly, yellow is instantly identifiable. And finally, the complementary colour for yellow is blue – meaning these colours make each other stand out – and since backgrounds are commonly blue skies or seas, yellow is an eye-catching choice for character design. How many of these "yellow" cartoon characters do you know?
SpongeBob SquarePants
68%
1653 votes
Winnie the Pooh
69%
1683 votes
Tweety Bird
70%
1705 votes
Jake the Dog
7%
168 votes
Minions
51%
1236 votes
Top Cat
20%
494 votes
Pickachu (Pokemon)
48%
1177 votes
Woodstock
44%
1065 votes
Joy from Inside Out
8%
200 votes
The Simpsons
63%
1527 votes
Big Bird
66%
1621 votes
Pluto
43%
1060 votes
Mr. Peanutbutter
16%
395 votes
Flounder
15%
355 votes
All of them
6%
142 votes
None
12%
292 votes
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