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 18 th and 19 th centuries.
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