2. YELLOW
The word "yellow" comes from the Old English geolu, geolwe,
meaning "yellow, yellowish", derived from the Proto-
Germanic word gelwaz "yellow".
Yellow is a color which cries out for attention.
It’s the color of happiness, glory, wisdom, harmony,
culture,creativity, sunshine and spring.
In the natural world, yellow is the color of sunflowers and daffodils,
egg yolks and lemons, canaries and bees.
4. GLOBAL MEANING
Yellow's global similarities are significant:
In almost every culture yellow represents sunshine, happiness,
and warmth.
Yellow is the color most often associated with the deity in many
religions (Hinduism and Ancient Egypt)
Yellow is the color of traffic lights and signs indicating caution all
over the world.
5. Meanings of Yellow in
Other Cultures
In Japan Yellow means Courage and Nobility
In Islam Yellow means Wisdom
Hindus consider Yellow a Sacred color
Buddhist monks wear Saffron Yellow robes
In many Middle East countries Yellow represents Golden
Prosperity
In Egypt Yellow is reserved for Mourning
In India Yellow is the color used by Merchants
To Native Americans Yellow is the symbol for
unconditional Love
In China Yellow represents Honor and Royalty
8. Yellow is the most visible color of the spectrum.
Human eye processes yellow first.
Peripheral vision is 1.24 times higher for yellow
than for red.
High light reflectance value and therefore it
acts as a secondary light source.
9. Why Are School Buses
Yellow?
Studies have shown that humans notice the colour
yellow 1.24 times faster than another eye-catching colour,
red. Yellow is also particularly visible in the early morning
and evening light, when school buses usually operate.