'Yellow is also very soothing, particularly when paired with cool, calming tones such as greys and pale, muted blues. The color creates a sense of calm with a feeling of well-being and restfulness.
Violet, purple and purple based toners cancel out yellow and pale yellow.
If your yellow is ever too bright or saturated, then use purple to help mute your yellow color. Doing so will also take out some of the brightness of the yellow shade. In the color chart below, mixing purple makes the shade of yellow less bright and less of a yellow color.
Think purple or lavender, light blue, or light gray. These colors work as accents to yellow walls, or as the main wall color with light yellow accent pieces on furniture or textiles.
The Rules for Neutralizing Color
If you have brown-toned skin and you want to hide blue and gray undertones, choose a peach-orange-based corrector. If you have a yellow-based skin tone and you want to even it out, choose a lilac-shade corrector, which neutralizes yellow.
Purple is best for combatting yellow undertones and brightening skin. Use a purple primer to remove yellow tones from your entire face or use a spot concealer to hide yellow spots.
Blue will likely bring the yellow out more. One of the best ways to neutralize it would be to use that color for your walls as well. Or stick with warmer colors like sage green. Try to avoid putting purer whites next to it as well.
Pure pigments absorb a single frequency or color of light. The color of light absorbed by a pigment is merely the complementary color of that pigment. Thus, pure blue pigments absorb yellow light (which can be thought of as a combination of red and green light).
Similarly, a yellow pigment absorbs blue and violet light while reflecting yellow, green, and red light (the green and red additively combining to produce more yellow). Blue pigment absorbs primarily yellow, orange, and red light.
The biggest challenge for most people is deciding whether they want to complement the natural elements of yellow or contrast this bright shade. Yellow's official complementary colors are blue and purple, but yellow can work well with a range of other shades, including orange, red, white, pink, green, and brown.
As yellow is a lighter color, the darker muted blue and red colors with a muddy color will overpower yellow. That is why we see an overall brown color. You can lighten it up with a little white.
You could try "GE Reveal" bulbs which produce a more natural light and resulting colors. Also, you could go with cool white fluorescents (compact or otherwise). You want bulbs that are "cool", or have higher K temps to reduce the yellow effect under lighting.
Lightening the yellow and muting it that much more than the white, light grey will also be effective. Grey will remove the brightness and make the yellow less vibrant without making it brown. All yellow hues will be lightened and muted by the use of grey, no matter what temperature they are.
Purple is used because, if you take a look at the color wheel, it is the direct opposite color of yellow. This means purple and yellow cancels one another out. So when using purple pigment on brassy, yellow tones it color corrects your hair's hue restoring it to its former bright, cooler color.
Yes, grey and yellow work well together in a living room as grey can tone down the vibrancy of yellows, and yellows can give cool-toned greys a lift. The key is to pick the right shades to pair together to achieve the look you are after.
Warm undertone (yellow, peachy, or golden undertones)
On the flip side, warmer undertones look gorgeous in earthy shades like burnt orange, maple red, saturated yellow, and heathered brown (think sunset).
Toning down the brightness can be accomplished by using a transparent white glaze over the yellow.
Choosing the right color to complement cream colored cabinets in a way that does not make them appear yellow can seem like a difficult task–but it's not! You can opt for neutral colors–like gray and navy–for your walls and even add accent shades.
Purple is the exact opposite colour to yellow on the colour wheel, so when mixed together they essentially cancel eachother out.
When deciding how to tone yellow hair to ash, try using a violet shampoo first. As purple is the opposite of yellow on the colour spectrum, the shampoo's purple pigment draws out the yellow brassiness from your blonde, neutralises those unwanted tones, and makes your colour look cooler, healthier and more vibrant.
Yellow goes best with blue and green, though it is also a great match for grey, white and even black. We also love to pair yellow with jewel shades, such as ruby.
The trick is to find a yellow in contrast to the undertone of your skin. For instance, people with red or blue undertones look best in most yellows. People with yellow undertones look good in bright or darker yellows.
Light to fair skin tone: Mustard and dark yellows will complement your skin tone the best. Pastel yellow can work on you as well but always make sure it doesn't wash you out. Check out these cute pastel yellow, bold yellow, and dark yellow outfits.