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[[File:Mel2.JPG|thumb|left|Melanie Bush in her flaxen jumper and trousers. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)}})]]
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'''Flaxen''' was a light form of [[yellow]] with a [[grey]] tint.{{Fact}}
'''Yellow''' was a [[colour]] of various shades. [[Yolk|Egg yolk]] was a particular kind of "brilliant yolky yellow". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}})


[[Melanie Bush]] wore a flaxen yellow jacket and trousers over a [[teal]] [[blouse]] during her encounter with the [[Vervoid|Vervoids]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)}})
Yellow sat between [[green]] and [[orange (colour)|orange]] on the [[visible spectrum]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sky (TV story)}})


The [[Eighth Doctor]] wore a flaxen [[ascot tie]] of dupioni under the collar of his [[white]] [[shirt]] when he met [[Josie Day|Josephine Day]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Pictures of Josephine Day (comic story)}})
[[File:Luke Beetle.jpg|left|thumb|[[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s Volkswagen Beetle, given to [[Luke Smith|Luke]] upon his departure for the [[University of Oxford]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Nightmare Man (TV story)}})]]
The [[Sixth Doctor]] typically wore yellow [[trousers]] with black stripes. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Piece of Mind (audio story)}})


[[Rose Tyler]] wore a flaxen [[Tank-top|tank top]] when she first met [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and [[Krillitane|Krillitanes]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|School Reunion (TV story)}})
[[Mickey Smith]] drove a yellow [[Volkswagen Beetle]] in [[2005]], but had replaced it with a [[Mini]] by [[2006]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}})


[[Jo Grant]] wore flaxen [[Boot|boots]] when she and the [[Third Doctor]] chase [[The Master (Terror of the Autons)|the Master]] during his [[Minoan Manoeuvre]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Monster (TV story)}})
Two [[robot]]s, a yellow one and a [[red robot|red one]], were sent to [[Earth]] to find the heir to the throne of [[Planet (The Empty Planet)|a planet]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Empty Planet (TV story)}})


[[Peri Brown]] wore a flaxen and [[Ebony (colour)|ebony]] [[pinstripe]] [[blazer]] when she met a [[Dalek Supreme (Emissary of the Daleks)|Dalek Supreme]] and the [[Watchers of the Law]] on [[Omnia]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Emissary of the Daleks (audio story)|Emissary of the Daleks]]'') and when she met [[Drathro]] in [[London]] during [[2000000|2,000,000]] AD. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mysterious Planet (TV story)}})  
The [[eye]]s of those exposed to [[zytron energy]] turned yellow. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ghosts of India (novel)}})


[[Banto Zame]] wore a flaxen yellow [[shirt]] when posing as the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The One Doctor (audio story)}})
== Yellow in nature ==
[[Eternal Dalek]]s had a yellow casing. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}})


[[Neil (Greeks Bearing Gifts)|Neil]] wore a flaxen [[sports shirt]] when he tried to kill [[Carol (Greeks Bearing Gifts)|Carol]] and [[Danny (Greeks Bearing Gifts)|Danny]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Greeks Bearing Gifts (TV story)|Greeks Bearing Gifts]]'')  
Species which possessed yellow [[skin]] included the [[Doradan]]s, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dream Masters (short story)}}) the [[Megallan]]s ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)}}) and some [[Sontaran]]s, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}} [[HOMEVID]]: {{cs|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)}}) while the [[Arunde]] possessed yellow [[fur]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Fifth Traveller (audio story)}}) Although most [[Time Lord]]s had skin tones comparable to humans, one had bright yellow skin. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)}})


[[Franz Kafka]] wore a [[Bronze (colour)|bronze]] and flaxen cheque [[tie]] when helping River Song solver a mystery in [[Vienna]] and [[107 Baker Street]] during the [[1920s]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Whodunnit? (audio story)}})
As [[Mickey Smith]] claimed [[Rose Tyler]] told him, the [[Ninth Doctor]] once landed [[the TARDIS]] in a [[big yellow garden]] full of [[balloon]]s.


[[Fadros Pallujikaa]] of the [[Sycorax]] identified the [[blonde]]-[[hair]]ed Rose as the "yellow girl". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}})
Two [[posthuman]]s at the [[First Auction in Heaven]], the [[Baron of Trilermeriaq]] and [[Baron of Trilermeriaq's lover|his lover]], were mostly made of yellow [[coral]], with "swaying sacks of [[brain]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Going Once, Going Twice (short story)}})
[[Bugbie]]s had yellow [[skin]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV story)}})
== Culture ==
The term "yellow" had two connotations on [[Earth]]: as a sign of [[cowardice]], and as a [[Racism|racial slur]] against [[Asian]]s. While convincing an Asian friend to help her break in somewhere, [[Ace]] told him "don't be so yellow," before realising and regretting the expression. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}}) Whilst under the influence of [[Morgaine]], Ace called [[Shou Yuing]] a "yellow, slant-[[eye]]d..." before stopping herself. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}}
In comparison to other colours like [[red]] or [[black]], yellow and [[purple]] were inferior psychological triggers in [[human]]s. As such, a Yellow [[Eye of Eternity]] never appeared in ''[[Through the Eye of Eternity]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}})
The [[Yellow Kang]]s had yellow [[hair]] and [[clothing]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Paradise Towers (TV story)}})
[[Demons Run]] was placed on [[yellow alert]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] assembled an army from across [[time]] and [[space]] to rescue his [[companion]] [[Amy Pond]] and her [[Melody Pond (Prequel to The Impossible Astronaut)|baby daughter]]. This period of yellow alert lasted three weeks which climaxed with the [[Battle of Demons Run]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}})
The [[Fragile Yellow Arc]] was one of two epochs in the lives of the residents of the [[planet]] [[Fragrance]]. It was the time from which a person fell in love until the time they died. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)}})
== Other Information ==
* The Eternal Dalek's yellow and black colour scheme was described in ''[[The Brilliant Book 2011]]'' as the most dangerous colours found in nature.
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Revision as of 20:12, 6 July 2024

Yellow

Yellow was a colour of various shades. Egg yolk was a particular kind of "brilliant yolky yellow". (PROSE: Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])

Yellow sat between green and orange on the visible spectrum. (TV: Sky [+]Loading...["Sky (TV story)"])

Sarah Jane Smith's Volkswagen Beetle, given to Luke upon his departure for the University of Oxford. (TV: The Nightmare Man [+]Loading...["The Nightmare Man (TV story)"])

The Sixth Doctor typically wore yellow trousers with black stripes. (AUDIO: Piece of Mind [+]Loading...["Piece of Mind (audio story)"])

Mickey Smith drove a yellow Volkswagen Beetle in 2005, but had replaced it with a Mini by 2006. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], The Parting of the Ways [+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"])

Two robots, a yellow one and a red one, were sent to Earth to find the heir to the throne of a planet. (TV: The Empty Planet [+]Loading...["The Empty Planet (TV story)"])

The eyes of those exposed to zytron energy turned yellow. (PROSE: Ghosts of India [+]Loading...["Ghosts of India (novel)"])

Yellow in nature

Eternal Daleks had a yellow casing. (TV: Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"])

Species which possessed yellow skin included the Doradans, (PROSE: The Dream Masters [+]Loading...["The Dream Masters (short story)"]) the Megallans (PROSE: K9 and the Zeta Rescue [+]Loading...["K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)"]) and some Sontarans, (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"] HOMEVID: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans [+]Loading...["Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)"]) while the Arunde possessed yellow fur. (AUDIO: The Fifth Traveller [+]Loading...["The Fifth Traveller (audio story)"]) Although most Time Lords had skin tones comparable to humans, one had bright yellow skin. (PROSE: K9 and the Zeta Rescue [+]Loading...["K9 and the Zeta Rescue (novel)"])

As Mickey Smith claimed Rose Tyler told him, the Ninth Doctor once landed the TARDIS in a big yellow garden full of balloons.

Fadros Pallujikaa of the Sycorax identified the blonde-haired Rose as the "yellow girl". (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"])

Two posthumans at the First Auction in Heaven, the Baron of Trilermeriaq and his lover, were mostly made of yellow coral, with "swaying sacks of brain". (PROSE: Going Once, Going Twice [+]Loading...["Going Once, Going Twice (short story)"])

Bugbies had yellow skin. (TV: Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV story)"])

Culture

The term "yellow" had two connotations on Earth: as a sign of cowardice, and as a racial slur against Asians. While convincing an Asian friend to help her break in somewhere, Ace told him "don't be so yellow," before realising and regretting the expression. (PROSE: The Hollow Men [+]Loading...["The Hollow Men (novel)"]) Whilst under the influence of Morgaine, Ace called Shou Yuing a "yellow, slant-eyed..." before stopping herself. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]

In comparison to other colours like red or black, yellow and purple were inferior psychological triggers in humans. As such, a Yellow Eye of Eternity never appeared in Through the Eye of Eternity. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])

The Yellow Kangs had yellow hair and clothing. (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"])

Demons Run was placed on yellow alert as the Eleventh Doctor assembled an army from across time and space to rescue his companion Amy Pond and her baby daughter. This period of yellow alert lasted three weeks which climaxed with the Battle of Demons Run. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"])

The Fragile Yellow Arc was one of two epochs in the lives of the residents of the planet Fragrance. It was the time from which a person fell in love until the time they died. (AUDIO: The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance [+]Loading...["The Fragile Yellow Arc of Fragrance (audio story)"])

Other Information

  • The Eternal Dalek's yellow and black colour scheme was described in The Brilliant Book 2011 as the most dangerous colours found in nature.
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