canary yellow

noun

: a light to a moderate or vivid yellow

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The vast majority that day was dressed in Ecuador’s canary yellow. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Both are wearing navy blue Scotland jerseys amid a sea of Brazil canary yellow. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Hot pink has never burned hotter; canary yellow has never sung so readily. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2026 The outfit paired a cropped black motorcycle jacket with canary yellow satin shorts, cinched with a white and khaki belt. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for canary yellow

Word History

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

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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 8 Jul. 2026.

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