Definition of "lemon-yellow" [lemon-yellow]

• A clear pale-yellow color, like that of the rind of a ripe lemon. In entomology it. is distinguished from citron-yellow, which is paler and more greenish. (noun)
• A pigment used by artists, composed of barium chromate. It is of a bright lemon hue and quite permanent, but has little body. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Jane Bruton, the editor of Grazia, was pleased to note that Gordon Brown's portrait had been added to the hall of prime ministerial fame that is the lemon-yellow staircase."
• "Despite their names they are often confused with one another, as the grey wagtail is a striking bird with plenty of lemon-yellow in its plumage."
• "In the bag there was a bundle wrapped in thin lemon-yellow tissue paper, sealed with a pale-blue oval sticker with gold lettering on it."