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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)}})]]
'''Yellow''' was a [[colour]] of various shades. [[Yolk|Egg yolk]] was a particular kind of "brilliant yolky yellow". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}})
'''Flaxen''' was a light form of [[yellow]] with a [[grey]] tint.{{Fact}}


Yellow sat between [[green]] and [[orange (colour)|orange]] on the [[visible spectrum]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Sky (TV story)}})
[[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)}})


[[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 [[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)}})
The [[Sixth Doctor]] typically wore yellow [[trousers]] with black stripes. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Piece of Mind (audio 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)}})
[[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)}})


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)}})
[[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)}})


The [[eye]]s of those exposed to [[zytron energy]] turned yellow. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ghosts of India (novel)}})
[[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)}})  


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


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)}})
[[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]]'')  


As [[Mickey Smith]] claimed [[Rose Tyler]] told him, the [[Ninth Doctor]] once landed [[the TARDIS]] in a [[big yellow garden]] full of [[balloon]]s.
[[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)}})


[[Fadros Pallujikaa]] of the [[Sycorax]] identified the [[blonde]]-[[hair]]ed Rose as the "yellow girl". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}})
Some [[flower]]s were yellow. A [[vase]] of yellow flowers was present in [[Craig Owens and Sophie's house]] in [[2011]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Closing Time (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)}})
[[file:Doctor Who The Bedtime Story Bugbie.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Bugbie (Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story)|Bugbie]] on [[Planet Bedtime Stories]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story (TV 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 14:23, 17 September 2024

Melanie Bush in her flaxen jumper and trousers. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids [+]Loading...["Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)"])

Flaxen was a light form of yellow with a grey tint.[source needed]

Melanie Bush wore a flaxen yellow jacket and trousers over a teal blouse during her encounter with the Vervoids. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids [+]Loading...["Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)"])

The Eighth Doctor wore a flaxen ascot tie of dupioni under the collar of his white shirt when he met Josephine Day. (COMIC: The Pictures of Josephine Day [+]Loading...["The Pictures of Josephine Day (comic story)"])

Rose Tyler wore a flaxen tank top when she first met Sarah Jane Smith and Krillitanes. (TV: School Reunion [+]Loading...["School Reunion (TV story)"])

Jo Grant wore flaxen boots when she and the Third Doctor chase the Master during his Minoan Manoeuvre. (TV: The Time Monster [+]Loading...["The Time Monster (TV story)"])

Peri Brown wore a flaxen and ebony pinstripe blazer when she met a Dalek Supreme and the Watchers of the Law on Omnia, (AUDIO: Emissary of the Daleks) and when she met Drathro in London during 2,000,000 AD. (TV: The Mysterious Planet [+]Loading...["The Mysterious Planet (TV story)"])

Banto Zame wore a flaxen yellow shirt when posing as the Doctor. (AUDIO: The One Doctor [+]Loading...["The One Doctor (audio story)"])

Neil wore a flaxen sports shirt when he tried to kill Carol and Danny. (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts)

Franz Kafka wore a bronze and flaxen cheque tie when helping River Song solver a mystery in Vienna and 107 Baker Street during the 1920s, (AUDIO: Whodunnit? [+]Loading...["Whodunnit? (audio story)"])

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