Yellow By: Lillian Mai and Madison Dzikowicz

Symbolism

Alert

Hazard

Warmth

Happiness

Pleasure

Sunshine

Jealousy

Gold

Betrayal

Cultural Differences

In Western culture about 7% of Europeans and Americans said yellow was their least favorite color. It has been seen as a color of envy and duplicity.

While in China and other Asian countries yellow is thought of as a symbolic color for virtue and nobility. It is seen as the color of happiness.

In Africa yellow is a symbol for royalty, wealth, spirituality, and fertility. It is often used in spiritual rituals.

Facts

Yellow was estimated to be used over 17,300 years ago.

In a form of yellow ochre it was a pigment made from clay.

It was one of the first colors used in prehistoric cave art.

It stimulates the mental process and activates memory.

75% of the pencils in the United States are painted yellow.

Yellow dyes were made from arsenic and cow urine before the 18th and 19th centuries.

It was all yellow…

Sources

http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=007334

http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-meaning/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-yellow-4297#.VDP66tPjkz4

Eva Heller (2000); Psychologie de la couluer- effets et symboliques; p. 33.

http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/color-yellow.html

http://www.thefactsite.com/2010/06/facts-about-colour-yellow.html

http://www.colormatters.com/yellow