About Dandelion
Dandelion, #f0e130, is bright yellow with a green whisper — the lawn "weed" whose flower is pure sunshine. Cooler than gold, warmer than lemon, it is cheerful yellow at its most defiant.
History
Dandelions dyed, fed and medicated for centuries before lawns declared war on them; the color name (and Crayola crayon) celebrates the very bloom gardeners spray. Its French name, dent-de-lion (lion’s tooth), describes the leaf, not the color.
Psychology
Dandelion reads cheerful, resilient and free — yellow’s optimism with a rebellious streak. It signals joy that grows anywhere, uninvited and undeterred.
In design
Dandelion is a bright accent: electric on charcoal and violet, unusable as text on white (1.3:1). Pair with sky blue, white and green (the lawn palette), charcoal for pop. Playful, children’s and spring brands favor it.
In culture
Making a wish on the seed-head, dandelion wine, "dent-de-lion": the flower children love and lawns loathe, whose yellow never apologizes.