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20 Yellow Living Room Ideas for a Bright and Sunny Space

Dazey Den

While yellow might not be the first color that comes to mind when you’re selecting a palette for that long-awaited living room refresh, the bright shade's popularity is very much on the rise. Case and point: Pantone’s 2021 Color of the Year. A vibrant yellow hue entitled, "Illuminating," the color is “aspirational and gives us hope,” according to Pantone. It was selected specifically for its brightness—a metaphor for finding the light in every day. Universally, yellow is a zesty, energetic, and happy color choice. By using it to decorate, you’re infusing a zing of boldness and warmth into your space, reminiscent of the sun streaming in from outside.

However, the variety the comes from tons of different yellow tones can make it tricky to decorate with in a way that feels cheerful and cozy without being overwhelming. From mellow marigold and golden mustard to striking lemon, the shade of yellow—and how you use it—can make a huge impact on the vibe of the room.

For a little inspiration on how to use this statement-making color in your living room, we tapped interior designers. These yellow living room ideas will have you feeling like you’re walking on sunshine all year long.

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Design by Annie Elliot Photo by photo by Michael Wilkinson

Designer Annie Elliott fully embraces the vividness of yellow with this egg-yolk color that she painted on all four walls of her living room. True white baseboards and accents (such as a fireplace, lamp, coffee table, and rug) juxtapose the electric tone of the walls, while colorful furniture completes the funky vibe.

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Design by Annie Elliott Photo by Angie Seckinger

"There's nothing like yellow to give a room a beautiful warm glow," says Elliott. Here, she uses a classic yellow on a board and batten accent wall across from the open-concept kitchen and living room area to give the industrial space a more colorful, contemporary feel.

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Black and Blooms

You don't have to use yellow paint to give your living room a dose of cheerful sunshine. This white room sets the stage for a warm sunset-inspired palette of rust, red, and gold that compliment—rather than compete with—one another. The golden accent pillows complete the cohesive color scheme.

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Dazey Den

Not ready to take the plunge and paint an entire wall yellow? Try using it as an accent color to give your walls more depth. Here, Dazey Den uses a buttercup color to carve out this cozy reading nook—strategical including monochromatic yellow decor pieces to let the color really shine, instead of distracting from it.

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Dazey Den

If pop art were a living room, it would look something like this. A warm, canary yellow with orange undertones packs a serious punch on one accent wall while black accents ground the rest of the room. Orange drapes make the space feel warm and inviting.

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Design by Emily Henderson Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

One creative way to warm up a basic white room is to experiment with ceiling paint colors. Here, a light buttermilk yellow contrasts nicely with a warm-toned white paint and is further complemented by pops of yellow in the soft goods (like the throw pillows, blankets, and rug) spread throughout the space.

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Faye C Ryan

A dreamy goldenrod color like this is the epitome of cozy living. Enveloping the room, it instantly creates an inviting, lived-in vibe that's not distracting to the eye. Keep the rest of the room bright and airy so there's nothing to compete with the standout color of the walls.

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Julian Design

In large living rooms, a citrusy yellow tone may come off as claustrophobic. Instead, select a creamier, sandy yellow tone that shows off the size of the space but still brings in plenty of warmth. Dark wood accents ground the grandness of the space.

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K Shan Design

"If you’re looking for that cheery pop of yellow, opt to incorporate it in small furniture and decor such as an accent chair, art, and pillows/throws," suggests Alessandra Wood, VP of Style, at Modsy. This is a great way to incorporate yellow with styles such as mid-century modern and transitional.

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Design by Marian Louise Designs Photography Kaley Elaine Photography 

Say goodbye to gray, beige, and brown couches and instead opt for a plush yellow one. Just be sure to select the right shade for your room. "For instance, a pale buttery yellow is a great alternative to white for walls, whereas a mustard or deep yellow makes for a better accent color via furniture or decor," says Billie Tharaldson of Julian Design.

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Kendall Wilkinson

To keep your room from looking too electric, try a buttery shade of light yellow. According to Elliott, "Yellow is tricky because it can go green in certain light. It's safest to stick with a light yellow that's creamy, rather than lemony—especially in upscale rooms like a formal living room."

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Kendall Wilkinson

Gray, blue, and light yellow are a color palette match made in heaven and, since gray was another one of Pantone's 2021 Colors of the Year, we love the idea of using the two together. Soft yellow accent pillows instantly transform this cool color scheme and draw the eye in.

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Design by KT2 Design Photo by Michael J Lee

Incorporating yellow into your living room is easy with the help of some strategic artwork. Offset an otherwise neutral, natural palette with some bold daffodil prints and colorfully patterned curtains to add character.

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Leanne Baker Interiors

"We love yellow for its versatility," says Rebecca Johnston of R.Johnston Interiors. "It also helps anchor your color palette in a way that will make defining the rest of the space that much easier." Try a warm, pale yellow on the walls with cream-colored furniture and heavy, deep blue drapes for a space that's both cozy and timeless.

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Louis Duncan-He Designs

Interior designer Kalah Talancy of KTII Design Group's biggest tip for decorating with yellow is to use the color wheel. "Yellow pairs beautifully with purple, blue, and green, and is a great counter to softer colors," she says.

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Meg Lonergan

Yellow decor can instantly add visual interest to an otherwise neutral room. Grab some fluffy yellow throw pillows and a rug to instantly elevate your living space.

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Rikki Snyder

Think of bright yellow paint like a life-sized highlighter; because of its vibrance, the eye is instantly drawn to it. Amp up a window frame or built-in bookcase by opting to strategically paint them an eye-catching yellow.

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M-Teriors

Certain yellows have a richness to them, so it only makes sense to complement that richness with luxe finishes. Gold, velvet, and, white lacquer create a glam aesthetic when matched against yellow-biege paint.

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Nile Johnson

Not all yellow has to be in your face. For a more natural, earth-toned living space, go for a creamy off-white with tinges of yellow. Then, use accents of deep amber and marigold to create depth.

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Design by R. Johnson Interiors Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

Yellow doesn't have to be the main focus of a room to have an impact. Try looking for a rug with subtle peeks of warm yellow. Then, bring out those hues with glimmering gold accents.

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(Image credit: Davide Lovatti/Future PLC)

Yellow living room ideas are a timeless favorite. Hotter shades are perfect for warming up a cool space illuminated by northern light and pastel shades of yellow can be perfect for hot, sunny rooms.

Yellow living room paint ideas can range from deep and earthy to just-off-white. Whichever yellow you choose, your room will feel welcoming by day, and cocooning by night.

Decorating with yellow is the perfect color to pair with contrasting and complementary shades, and it can work in both contemporary and period living room ideas .

Yellow living room ideas

From bright lemon accents to very on-trend color pairings, we gathered some stunning examples of yellow living room ideas, and asked the experts for their tips on bringing a little sunshine into your living space.

1. Choose sunflower yellow

(Image credit: Future / Davide Lovatti)

If bold and bright is your style, opt for a vibrant sunflower yellow.

The shade may conjure summery notions, but it also makes for a cozy, warming environment in the winter too. In this room, it brings a vibrant update to a period property, contrasted with white ceilings and a fireplace, and tons of texture in the silver velvet sofas and rug.

'Note the gloss finish on the walls,' adds Homes & Gardens Editor in Chief Lucy Searle. 'This is an increasingly popular interiors trend that designers are adopting to reflect light and give a high-end finish. But a warning – your walls need to be perfectly finished or this effect will only highlight lumps and bumps.'

2. Get on trend with yellow and gray 

(Image credit: California Shutters)

Both yellow and gray were named as Pantone’s Colors of the Year for 2021 and are excellent paint colors to pair together.  

'For a modern look, balance yellows with something cool like a pale gray or an off white,’ recommends Kathryn Lloyd, Crown Color Specialist. ‘Try teaming this with natural woods and materials like wicker and bamboo as these will blend in well with the contrasting tones.

‘Versatile, sophisticated and subtle, gray living room ideas have become very popular,’ says Chrissie Harper, Customer Experience Manager at California Shutters .

'Not only does it make a room feel warm and inviting, compared to more traditional shades of white, but it also complements bolder accent colors such as vibrant yellows.’

3. Go earthy with yellow ochre

(Image credit: Little Greene)

Living room color schemes can also benefit from delving into yellow’s earthier tones, by mixing in a little brown for a yellow ochre.

As demonstrated in this living room, the shade works especially well when used as a wall paint alongside natural textures. In this case, a mixture of light and dark brown woods.

4. Introduce yellow pops to a monochrome scheme

(Image credit: Future/Jake Curtis)

Yellow need not cover your walls to make an impact in a living room. It can have a transformative effect, even when used in small doses in neutral living room ideas or in a largely monochrome scheme, like in this example above.

‘If you wanted to inject a little playfulness to a room without having to commit to big decorating decisions, you can also do it subtly with accessories, cushions, throws or even an accent piece of furniture,’ say Jenna Choate and Mariana Ugarte, Co-Founders of Interior Fox .

‘Work with accessories with different textures, shapes and sizes to bring the space to life, while adding various points of interest throughout the home.’

5. Pair yellow with blue

(Image credit: Jake Curtis)

As we’ve all been longing for the great outdoors a little more than usual, blue living rooms have become increasingly popular.

Pairing blue with yellow makes for a vibrant, mood-boosting scheme. In this room, blue walls are contrasted with sunshine yellow accents, with the combination kept light with the use of white in between them.

6. Add pizazz with a yellow sofa 

(Image credit: Snug)

After the walls and the floor, the next biggest chance you have to inject color into a living room is through your sofa choice.

‘Our must-have Turmeric fabric adds real depth and pizazz when used on a larger piece, like a 3-seater or corner sofa. But it can equally create calmness and warmth when paired with neutrals, as shown in the white living room above,’ says Dani Burroughs, Head of Product at Snug .

7. Go tonal and fade to cream

(Image credit: Future/Dominic Blackmore)

For a more traditional approach to yellow living room color scheming, pair yellow with a soft cream.

Doing so will create a room that feels welcoming and warm, without feeling too bold. Introduce mid-greens for extra warmth, or blues to cool the space down a little.

8. Add a patterned wallpaper

(Image credit: Kit Kemp for Andrew Martin, Wychwood Provencal Yellow Wallpaper, £60, Cushion in Psycho Sprig Tropical Yellow Fabric)

If you want to take a yellow living room scheme down a notch, but still want to create impact, one way to do so is with a gently patterned wallpaper. Yellow is teamed with black or white, for example, as in the space above by Kit Kemp for Andrew Martin .

‘We’ve noted an increase in yellow. It is becoming a very popular choice this year as homeowners look for ways to add a cheerful color palette to their homes. For a more muted look, introduce delicate patterned wallpaper or for a bolder scheme, paint the ceiling for an unexpected pop of color,' Nina Tarnowski, Founder & Designer for Woodchip & Magnolia .

(Image credit: Weaver Green)

If you are looking to experiment with yellow or want a quick living room refresh, the best way to do so is always with accessories.

Changing or layering your flooring will have the biggest impact on the room, with a yellow rug the obvious option, and a perfect addition to a neutral scheme.  

'Statement flooring within living rooms is being seen more and more. Make the look work by keeping the rest of your room relatively neutral and applying clever splashes of tonal accent color,' says Jenna Kane, Product Development at Kersaint Cobb .

10. Pair yellow with natural textures

(Image credit: Future / Emma Lee / Sally Denning)

This peachy-colored living room has been given a contemporary flourish with pops of primary colors, including a zingy yellow on the bobbin-legged table.

Matched with strong natural textures, such as the weave of the armchair, the room feels pleasingly like a modern Shaker space.

11. Choose yellow velvet for a sumptuous feel 

(Image credit: Future/Paul Raeside)

Velvet is a sumptuous fabric, and in gold it is reminiscent of furniture seen in the most lavish palaces in Europe.

Clad armchairs with it in your own living room and the result will be just as luxe. The important thing is to be restrained with the decor in the rest of the space so that the bling doesn't over-power.

Is yellow a good color for a living room?

Yes, yellow is a great color for a living room: warm, welcoming and space-enhancing all in one go, it is hard to go wrong with this inviting color.

'Give your living room a refreshing update with yellow. Its mood-boosting hue has wonderful benefits and works well in any area of the home, but especially the living area. From sunshine yellow, sumptuous turmeric to a soft pastel, there is a color to suit all,' says Nina Tarnowski, Founder & Designer for Woodchip & Magnolia.

How do you decorate a light yellow living room? 

A light yellow living room is best decorated with neutrals and naturals so that the space feels calm, sunny and interesting.

'For a calming effect, opt for lighter tones offset by natural finishes,' say interior designers Jenna Choate and Mariana Ugarte, Co-Founders of Interior Fox.

This means introducing whites or creams on woodwork and ceilings, and on furniture, too, then introducing pale woods and natural textures such as bamboo and wicker, basketwork and sisal with which to accessorize and dress the space.

Ailis started out at British GQ, where a month of work experience turned into 18 months of working on all sorts of projects, writing about everything from motorsport to interiors, and helping to put together the GQ Food & Drink Awards. She then spent three years at the London Evening Standard, covering restaurants and bars. After a period of freelancing, writing about food, drink and homes for publications including Conde Nast Traveller, Luxury London and Departures, she started at Homes & Gardens as a Digital Writer, allowing her to fully indulge her love of good interior design. She is now a fully fledged food PR but still writes for Homes & Gardens as a contributing editor.

Yellow Interior Combination: 105+ (Photos) Color Combinations

In the spectrum of colors, yellow is considered the lightest. It has many shades: sand, vanilla, tea rose, beige, fawn, champagne, ivory, amber. It invigorates, has a positive effect on mental abilities, tones. Associated with sunlight and summer, refers to warm tones.

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Why yellow?

Very easy to combine with other colours. After all, it can express certain contradictions. For example, too much yellow will create an interior that is too rich and intense. In its natural form, it will weigh. It is better not to use it without combination with other shades.

Like all other colors, yellow has a gradation. It can have warm tones, it can be golden and bright, but it also has a cold tint - pale yellow. Cheerful shades are suitable for decorating kitchens, they have a positive effect on a person. For bedrooms, it is better to choose pale yellow shades. It has a calming effect, relaxes a person, and gives the bedroom a calm atmosphere.

Use in interior decor very carefully, following the recommendations of experienced designers.

It is not recommended for very large areas such as floors, ceilings or ceramic tiles (bathrooms). In large numbers becomes overly active. It can put pressure on a person, annoy. In other words, interfere with relaxation.

Tip

Lemon is recommended for accents or furnishings. So he will revive the interior, will not be irritable.

Choosing yellow in the interior, the user has the right to be guided by personal preferences and tastes. But just one or a few items and accessories are enough to make the room interesting, sunny, and a person gets a good mood and peace from this. Furniture, reptiles, carpet, pillows, a sofa, chairs - all this will bring harmony to the house, fill it with vivacity and will not tire.

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Successful combinations of colors with yellow

You can draw ideas for combining with the rest from anywhere:

If you are at a loss and doubt the correctness of your choice, listen to the advice of designers on how to correctly combine a sunny shade with all hotel shades and whether this is possible in principle.

Very easy to combine with other colors

White

The most common combination is yellow-white. It will look good in small rooms with a lack of natural light. White will visually increase the space, and yellow will fill it with sunlight. The sophistication and simplicity of this combination fascinates. Even the most saturated against a white background will look calmer.

Yellow/white combination

Black

The black and yellow combination is radically different from the previous one. It encourages aggressiveness, contrasts become clear and sharp. Not suitable for small rooms in principle. They will look stylish and good when this range is diluted with chrome elements with glossy surfaces. This combination, despite its ordinariness, is very common.

Black and yellow combination

Gold

This interior is considered an attribute of luxury. Golden elements should shimmer: if it is wallpaper, then they should have an ornament or pattern, if it is curtains, then the presence of folds is mandatory, if it is furniture, then carved details should be present on it, and so on. Gold interior in its purest form - a rarity . It usually combines golden elements with soft shades of white (ivory, milky, cream and others) with beige, black or brown tones.

Such an interior is considered an attribute of luxury

Beige

To combine with beige, soft tones of yellow are harmonious:

A combination of lemon will look good as an accent on a beige background. The yellow-beige version is suitable for spacious rooms. They immediately fill with comfort.

In combination with beige

Gray

This color is considered universal. Against its background, not only yellow looks good, but also all the others from the color range. In this pair, designers prefer rich and ultra-bright shades of lemon. Gray, considered calm, will relieve excessive energy. Emphasize its emotionality and beauty. Gray-yellow colors in the interior, unfortunately, are not common . This can only be explained by the fact that few people know about the advantageous aspects of this pair.

Universal color combination

Red

An overly saturated duet that can “overheat” the interior, because both belong to the category of warm shades. Although in a pair they look quite interesting, original and unusual.

This tandem cannot be used for bedrooms or children's rooms. Red will have an exciting effect on the psyche of children and adults. This means that it will prevent you from relaxing and fully resting.

This combination will look much more interesting and safer and more original in the kitchen. If two warm and very bright colors seem too much for you, you can try experimenting with burgundy. He is more calm.

In a pair, the colors look quite interesting, original and unusual.

Green

This composition is perhaps the most cheerful and positive. Juicy yellow with bright green - a tandem that infects with energy, refreshes the room, brings a smile, improves mood. This contrasting option is suitable for decorating a nursery, kitchen, bathroom.

In life, the most common, extremely popular, yellow-green color with muted tones of each. A combination of pale yellow and mint shades has a calming effect on a person.

Juicy yellow with bright green - a tandem that infects with energy

Blue

This combination is relevant for both designers and ordinary users. In the yellow-blue duet, two opposite colors "met" - one belongs to the cold, the second to the warm. That is why they look against the background of each other in contrast and sharply.

Combination of cold and warm tones

Violet

This combination is often found on the pages of glossy magazines or shop windows of stylish salons. Is this option appropriate in a residential area? These are two very bright colors and using one as the main and the second as the secondary is not a good idea. From this, a person will get tired too quickly.

Tip

To prevent this from happening, these two bright ones need to be diluted with a neutral background. One will be enough.

These colors are best extinguished with something neutral, such as gray

Brown

This combination can vary in terms of contrast, from bright tones with dark brown to softer light yellow-brown. Such a duet symbolizes tenderness, in which two absolute opposites have merged: gloomily mundane brown and immediate lemon. Like green, brown is considered to be related to yellow. Therefore, shades that are not too common in the world will simply merge, making the yellow-brown interior deeper.

Such a duet symbolizes tenderness

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How to properly decorate walls and ceilings?

Tip

In a yellow interior, the use of lemon on horizontal surfaces should be limited as much as possible. It hits the eyes very hard, makes it difficult to relax, irritates the psyche. It's about floors and ceilings. It is recommended to use blue, white or a combination of light green and white on ceiling surfaces. Paint the floor brown.

As for the walls, they can be made saturated and bright. Everything can be used as a finishing material: wallpaper, paint, decorative plaster or wall panels. It is undesirable to completely make all the walls lemon. It is best to combine colors with each other. For example, make the accent wall yellow, decorate the other three in a different shade.

When decorating the living room in yellow, follow these recommendations, and it will delight you with a pleasant, comfortable environment:


So that the saturated lemon color does not affect the psyche and does not excite a person, it can be replaced:

Using a mustard shade

Using these shades of yellow, the interior will not adversely affect the psyche and nerves. It will allow you to fully experience all the positive qualities of this color.

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Cheerful tones in a living room

Yellow, as already mentioned, should be used very carefully in interior design, especially in the bedroom and nursery. If the shades are chosen correctly, then an early awakening in a good mood is guaranteed. If not, then bright (poisonous yellow) will not be a joy and a person will wake up not rested, depressed and excited.

Moderation should also be observed in children's rooms. Despite the fact that children love this color, the children's nervous system can not cope with emotions if there is too much of it. The screaming interior in their room will cause the children to be always overexcited and overly active. And if a schoolboy lives in the house, this can also affect poor academic performance.

Bright yellow, sunny interior

All these frightening arguments are not evidence that this design option should be abandoned altogether. You just need to know the feeling of measuring, choose the right shades, combine them with each other. Then the room will always delight with its beauty and radiance.

Kitchen in yellow

This is a room where all kinds of experiments with lemon are allowed, including very bright and saturated ones. But it's still worth considering the interior.

For example, white, this combination symbolizes purity, increases appetite. You can focus on kitchen furniture. Yellow kitchen chairs, curtains, dishes and other decor items will fit well into the overall look. You can, as an option, highlight the apron area in yellow.


By highlighting the dining area in delicate tones of lemon, adding details in warm green, you get a natural combination that will add charm to the room.

Combine different shades of yellow with delicate gray to give the kitchen the necessary harmony. Black accessories will add a special touch to the harmony. Glossy kitchen furniture panels look good with chrome interior elements. The abundance of lemon will only catch up with the appetite. The white interior in the kitchen gives it freshness and cleanliness, if you complement it with yellow accents, the kitchen will play differently, in a spring way.

A steel gray kitchen will not look flashy against a yellow facade and brick red floors. The interior acquires a bright sound if the dining area is decorated in a classic style, emphasizing it with expensive elements and mustard-colored wooden furniture.

Yellow in the kitchen is designed to awaken the appetite, so its use in this room is justified and expedient, and if you add black tones to it, this approach will emphasize the depth of yellow.

Bright living rooms

This room is recommended to be done in a discreet gray tone, and add yellow in the form of decorations and accessories: carpets, chairs, a table, bedside tables.

A minimalist guest room with a yellow and black palette is a good option. The room looks exquisite.

Yellow is better to add as decorations

Unusual and also looks good living room with yellow upholstery on non-standard furniture m. The connection can be made by zoning into a single room. The combination of white and yellow allows you to focus on the details of the interior. This design looks very interesting. Soft furnishings in green and yellow colors will be the highlight of the living room, adding variety to the palette.

A guest room made in delicate tones of lemon: straw, champagne or vanilla will be nice and cozy. As an addition, you can use one of the natural colors. For example, green or brown.

A good option is to combine the dining room with the guest room.

The living room, decorated in yellow and black, will look extravagant. And if you add here a little chrome elements, furniture of non-standard sizes and shapes, then such an interior will definitely attract attention to itself.

Fans of light and open interiors are advised to try to decorate the living room in yellow and white. Shades of red in the form of accessories will add coziness and life.

A discreet and elegant design style can be obtained by making the guest room grey-yellow. Gray will restrain the riot of yellow, emphasize its vigor. And adding a little silver here, add a festive mood.

Cozy living room

Delicate apricot color in the living room perfectly harmonizes with white, and an accent in the form of a yellow fireplace with other bright details of the same color will add luxury and respectability to it.

The living room is decorated in soothing colors with bright elements of olive or yellow, making the design relaxed and cheerful. Pale yellow in the living room on the facade and white furniture in combination with fresh flowers and light textiles will add a touch of romance to the design.

Discreet and modern design style

Yellow furniture against the backdrop of calm shades of the facade will add a sunny atmosphere to the interior. A sofa against the background of an originally designed wall will fill the room with peace and tranquility.

Entrance hall

If the design of this room is designed to visually increase the usable area, paint the front door yellow.

Variants with a facade of different shades of lemon look very interesting. This option will look even better if you dilute the yellow with black decor.

Entrance hall with yellow

The second option to visually enlarge a small corridor is to paint the walls in warm yellow shades.

Bathroom interior

Decorating the bathroom in pure yellow makes it look large and spacious. If you add mirrors here, then its visual dimensions will increase even more. For bathrooms, it is easy to choose a finish in a warm yellow palette or brown. It is these colors that are ideally combined with each other, bringing softness and harmony to the bathroom.

This color will make the bathroom large and spacious.

Alternatively, you can decorate the bathroom facade with tiles of different shades, install a white bathtub, and choose dark-colored toiletries. A small bathroom can be expanded with light colors. This approach will visually expand the space. Vanilla or straw paired with beige will help you with this.

Glossy tiles with mosaic inserts and stretch ceilings are a good design option for a small bathroom and a way to visually enlarge the area. Here you can use both light shades of yellow and bright ones.

Design in subtle color

You can decorate the entire room in the bathroom or individual fragments of it:

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In the nursery

This color is also suitable for children's rooms. Here, the yellow design of the room gives elegance, fun and festivity. In the nursery, it is recommended to use bright colors in combination with salad or green. These combinations have a beneficial effect on the psyche and nerves of the child. Help to develop, promote activity.

But first decide what kind of nursery your child needs.

Advice

For hyperactive babies, do not use bright colors. From them, the child will be even more excited, it will be very difficult for him to be active and relax here. Calm kids do not need to choose light colors. They will act on him depressingly.

Makes the room bright, cheerful and festive

The design of the nursery, where there are bright yellow and green, is suitable only for calm children. If the baby has problems with the nose, then such an interior should also be abandoned. The background in this case should be discreet and calm. And you can refresh the design with the help of stylish pieces of furniture and accessories.

In children's institutions, yellow is used very often. The researchers noticed that children were less likely to ruin walls or furniture. They like all shades of yellow. This color is very popular in the design of children's rooms. But you need to develop a design project carefully. Excessive activity of the child will affect the circulatory system, which means it will interfere with relaxing before bedtime.

Such colors help to develop, promote activity

Bedroom

Shades of yellow on the walls of the bedroom make it more spacious, cozier and lighter. Delicate apricot is in perfect harmony with white. The bedroom will look elegant and discreet if decorated in warm yellow tones. In addition, this finish option visually expands it. And mustard-colored furniture harmonizes the interior.

Pastel walls and yellow-pastel linen on the bed will bring spring mood into the bedroom. If you want to create a neutral design option, you need to use yellow-brown accents and accessories in the project. Against the backdrop of a white facade, they look stylish and colorful.

This bedroom looks elegant and discreet

Tip

It is not recommended to use too saturated yellow in its pure form in projects. It must be diluted with some kind of soft or neutral. Otherwise, the situation in the room will not be conducive to sleep and relaxation. It is good to combine it with warm shades of brown.

The decoration of the bedrooms involves the use of light colors. When it comes to yellow design, designers recommend using champagne, straw or apricot as a base.

If you decide to use a poisonous yellow in the bedroom, then it should be diluted with some neutral, for example, white, gray or beige. Such a combination in any form will be advantageous. The combination of shades of brown and yellow in the bedroom will give a resemblance to a house in the village, which is overflowing with comfort and warmth.

Shades of yellow on the walls of the bedroom make it more spacious, cozier and lighter

A duet of olive combined with white details and lots of textiles will bring romance to this room:

Walls decorated in gentle tones of yellow palette can serve as a good accent in the bedroom. Here you can experiment with mustard or curry. Delicate yellow on the walls and gray laminate on the floor is also a good combination and design project. This design option will look fresh, harmonious and sunny.

Yellow bedroom with brown - a good combination, but only in accents. This is the only way this duet will give the room a neutral gamut. And against the background of white walls and floors, it will look fresh and modern.

It is not recommended to use too saturated yellow in its pure form in projects

Yellow at the headboard with a bedspread of the same tone on the bed attracts the eye, adds harmony and originality to the interior.

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Which accessories fit?

To make the project look complete and perfect, you can dilute it with different items and accessories. Alternatively, a beautiful yellow vase with flowers (can be artificial) against a white facade is suitable, you can also take a red vase, only the flowers in this case should be yellow.

A golden figurine on a table or floor will add sophistication to the room and emphasize the creative approach to creating a project.

Black will be a bright spot in such an interior

The yellow color can be supplemented with:

Designers refuse to decorate the facade with yellow, so as not to overload the room. But they use it as additions in the form of stylish accents. A yellow sofa and cushions can simply attract attention, and yellow upholstery on furniture of unusual shapes and sizes will always look advantageous.

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Yellow curtains and curtains are not only a good way to hide the windows of rooms located on the north side, but also an opportunity to make them brighter and sunny.

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Furniture in Yellow Design

If you decide to decorate the room in yellow, then you do not need to buy furniture of the same color. On the contrary, choose more contrasting shades. With its help, you can create amazing accents and combinations. Cabinet furniture in dark tones: wardrobes, sofas, sideboards will be in perfect harmony with any soft shade of yellow.

White upholstered armchairs nobly set off an overly sunny atmosphere, bring a touch of peace, tranquility and relaxation in the yellow interior.

Choose contrasting shades for furniture

Red furniture against a yellow facade can create an overly bright, stimulating atmosphere in the house. You need to understand that too saturated red is always associated with danger. It is advisable to give preference to diluted versions of this color palette.

Yellow furniture will look great against the blue facade. The combination is really successful in all cases. There is a lot of cold in blue, and there is warmth in yellow. In such a duet, two absolute opposites are connected. And if you add a little more blue here, you get a very sophisticated combination. Hang a bright green chandelier on the blue ceiling and everyone around you will get the impression that it is here that there is an exit to nature itself.

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Yellow color in the interior | The combination of shades of yellow with a palette of colors in the interior of the room

Psychology of color

Yellow is a symbol of sunlight. Associated with joy and vitality, it is the brightest in the palette.

Psychologists note that the office, decorated in saffron tones, stimulates working capacity, and also does not allow one to drive oneself into depression.

In a sunny room, the temperature is psychologically felt higher than it is.

Shades

Light shades give a feeling of cheerfulness. Darker tones help to better focus on work.

Influence on the size of the room

Yellow visually expands a small room. It also fits well into spacious rooms.

Fully decorate the room in a sunny color is not worth it, otherwise it will "crush". If all the walls are painted in a honey tone, then the ceiling is best left white.

Yellow with other colors

Yellow goes well with any color.

Oily shades harmonize with orange and brown, lemon shades with purple and gray.

Contrasts look interesting. Renowned interior designer Miles Red calls contrasting yellow and blue his favorite color combination.

Yellow textures

Yellow textures are rarely used in interior decoration, more often the walls are completely painted with yellow paint.

Common textures are boards and wall paneling in sunny tones. Any material is suitable for curtains: ocher shades to hard and lemon to soft fabrics.

Choice of lighting

Yellow looks better with natural light, it shimmers beautifully with bright interior colors.

Artificial light is soft and diffused. Directional lighting is either not used or in tandem with backlighting to avoid contrasts.

Choosing a room

Sunny shades can both warm a cold northern room and harmoniously pour it into a room with windows to the south.

Styles yellow

Fits into almost any interior. Gold, saffron and honey are used in luxurious baroque halls.

The combination with pale blue is used in the design of the country style, and lemon white is traditionally used to paint the walls and stucco moldings in classicism.

Rococo combines sky blue and gold, pop art combines pear with blue and purple.

Room interiors

Living room

It is not recommended to paint all the walls and ceiling in yellow in a spacious hall, one wall in gold color will look more elegant, and the rest in white or brown.

The accents in the interior are placed with a corn shade, and amber is suitable for furniture. You can dilute the monotony without departing from the style by hanging pictures with sunny tones on the walls.

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