It’s difficult to be glum in a yellow space. The color simply radiates happiness, from the most delicate of lemons to beaming banana tones and the most muted of mustards. It’s the same way sunlight makes us feel. Yellow paint is intrinsically linked to light itself and comes with emotional resonance as well as a brightness level — yellow paint can’t help but evoke positivity and uplift our souls.
Stroll into a yellow space and you’re hit with very similar feelings to the first sunbeam of spring on your skin, heat hitting your face as your holiday begins, watching golden hour richness spreading across the landscape, or soaking in the heady afterglow of dusk. So, when decorating with yellow, before you find the best yellow paint color, the first thing to ponder is light. Which direction does the room face? Northern light cools; southern light adds gold. How much light does it get? Yellow fades in low light; in the sun, it sings. What about artificial lighting? Cool LEDs flatten it; warm bulbs will enrich. And when will you use the room? Morning freshness lifts; evening shade envelops.
