canary yellow

noun

: a light to a moderate or vivid yellow

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Take the 2015 model 50th Anniversary Mustang in canary yellow. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 One premise was that Schepers accidentally drove into a body of water, something supported by the fact that her canary yellow Toyota Celica was never found, her credit cards and bank account remained untouched, and nothing from her apartment taken. Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025 Consider the canary yellow iteration that Amanda Seyfried wore in New York on Monday — made edgier by a pair of blackout shades and knee-high leather boots. Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025 Chappell Roan arrived in a canary yellow archival Jean Paul Gaultier spring/summer 2003 couture gown, paired with a multi-color feather headpiece, a tulle neck scarf, and powder blue opera gloves. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for canary yellow

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of canary yellow was in 1801

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“Canary yellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canary%20yellow. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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