Yellow
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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)"])
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
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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)"])
Some flowers were yellow. A vase of yellow flowers was present in Craig Owens and Sophie's house in 2011. (TV: Closing Time [+]Loading...["Closing Time (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)"])
Clothing
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The Eighth Doctor wore a single-breasted waistcoat of mustard velvet with a shawl collar and a gold fob watch when he first met Josephine Day. (COMIC: The Pictures of Josephine Day [+]Loading...["The Pictures of Josephine Day (comic story)"])
The War Doctor wore a double-breast waistcoat of mustard moleskin with a shawl collar and a double fob chain of bronze when working with Alice Obiefune and the Child Master. (COMIC: First Rule [+]Loading...["First Rule (comic story)"], The Organ Grinder [+]Loading...["The Organ Grinder (comic story)"], Kill God [+]Loading...["Kill God (comic story)"], Fast Asleep [+]Loading...["Fast Asleep (comic story)"])
The Sixth Doctor wore a mustard cravat with purple stars when he and Melanie Bush met Vervoids, (TV: Terror of the Vervoids [+]Loading...["Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)"]) when he met Banto Zame, (AUDIO: The One Doctor [+]Loading...["The One Doctor (audio story)"]) during World War I, (AUDIO: Fortunes of War [+]Loading...["Fortunes of War (audio story)"]) and during an encounter with Davros and some Imperial Daleks as well as the Tremas Master and Neomorph Cybermen including a Cyber-Leader. (AUDIO: The Trials of a Time Lord [+]Loading...["The Trials of a Time Lord (audio story)"])
The Thirteenth Doctor wore mustard braces to hold up her teal culottes. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth [+]Loading...["The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)"]-Revolution of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)"], COMIC: The Many Lives of Doctor Who [+]Loading...["The Many Lives of Doctor Who"], et al.)
Amy Pond wore a mustard yellow blouse with white polka dots when dealing with the Shakri cubes during the Year of the Slow Invasion. (TV: The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"])
Rose Tyler wore a mustard t-shirt under her blue denim jacket during the incident with the Isolus possessing Chloe. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])
Clara Oswald wore mustard yellow jumpers, one with a black collar (TV: The Time of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"]) and one with a polo collar. (TV: Under the Lake [+]Loading...["Under the Lake (TV story)"], Before the Flood [+]Loading...["Before the Flood (TV story)"])
Romana II wore a mustard yellow waistcoat when she met Zodaal in London during 1930. (PROSE: The English Way of Death [+]Loading...["The English Way of Death (novel)"])
The Seventh Doctor wore a mustard and maroon paisley scarf when helping his past incarnations and companions to defeat the First Rani. (TV: Dimensions in Time [+]Loading...["Dimensions in Time (TV story)"])
Peri Brown wore a mustard blouse under her blazer. (TV: The Mysterious Planet [+]Loading...["The Mysterious Planet (TV story)"])
The Fifteenth Doctor wore a green cardigan with a beige trim and stripes done in mustard, scarlet, and raven black. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])
Professor Chronotis wore a mustard waistcoat. (WC: Shada [+]Loading...["Shada (webcast)"])
The War Master wore a single-breasted waistcoat of mustard moleskin with his olive green tweed jacket. (AUDIO: The Sincerest Form of Flattery [+]Loading...["The Sincerest Form of Flattery (audio story)"], A Quiet Night In [+]Loading...["A Quiet Night In (audio story)"], The Orphan [+]Loading...["The Orphan (audio story)"], Unfinished Business [+]Loading...["Unfinished Business (audio story)"])
Rosita Farisi wore a black corset with mustard and rust stripes when she helped the Tenth Doctor and Jackson Lake defeat Cybus Cybermen during the 1851 Incident. (TV: The Next Doctor [+]Loading...["The Next Doctor (TV story)"]).
Bill Potts wore a rainbow bodysuit done in ebony black, crimson, sapphire blue, white, burnt orange, and mustard yellow. (TV: The Pilot [+]Loading...["The Pilot (TV story)"], Smile [+]Loading...["Smile (TV story)"], Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"], Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"], AUDIO: Emancipation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Emancipation of the Daleks (audio story)"])
Ruby Duvall wore a mustard yellow t-shirt at Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane's wedding in Cheldon Bonniface on 24 April 2010. (PROSE: Happy Endings [+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"])
The Dream Lord wears a mustard tie with caramel brown symbols when he taunts the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams during the beginning of the Eknodine assault. (TV: Amy's Choice [+]Loading...["Amy's Choice (TV story)"])
The Curator, a future version of the Doctor, wore a black waistcoat with mustard yellow stripes and royal yellow trims during his Sixth Doctor form. (AUDIO: Crossed Lines [+]Loading...["Crossed Lines (audio story)"])
The Doctor who posed as Merlin wore a mustard waistcoat under his Afghan coat. (PROSE: Good Companions [+]Loading...["Good Companions (short story)"], Revenants [+]Loading...["Revenants (short story)"])
Bellboy wore a mustard yellow jacket. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV 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.
