Every architect has a favorite shade of white, but what about the bold, specific shades that stand out? Take yellow for example, a shade we’ve been drawn to recently in the more buttery vein, but also in the electric, the sunny, and the mustardy of them all.
We consulted a selection of architects and designers for their favorite shades of yellow and/or for moments when a certain shade of yellow suited the project quite well. Here are their picks.
![jayne michaels of new york based \2michaels favors benjamin moore mellowed ivor 17](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2michaels-kips-bay-trevor-tondro-733x933.jpg)
![designer alexandra loew likes donald kaufman dck 4\2 seen here on the walls of 18](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/alexandra-loew-nursery-nyc-william-waldron-733x893.jpg)
![los angeles based designer frances merrill of reath design loves the yellow uti 19](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/reath-design-frankie-shaw-kitchen-733x550.jpg)
![for a rich combination of bright yellow and brown, london designer jill macnair 20](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jill-macnair-lyndhurst-way-733x977.jpg)
![the reception room of a four story dalston townhouse by architect jessica willi 21](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tonal-terrace-bvds-architects-french-and-tye-colvestone-crescent-dalston-hackney-yellow-books-bookshelf-greent-timber-floor-fireplace-grey-733x1100.jpg)
![in a new london homestead by tuckey design studio, project designer, architect 22](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jonathan-tuckey-urban-barn-dirk-lindner-733x1099.jpg)
![\2\20;we typically gravitate towards more earthy, mustard tones, but for 23](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ora-los-angeles-oonagh-ryan-mar-vista-733x991.jpg)
![architectural designer lonika chande designed a shaker style kitchen in london 24](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lonika-chande-paddington-pied-a-terre-london-3-733x552.jpg)
![the façade of a project in tiburon by san francisco architect cary bernste 25](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cary-bernstein-teaberry-exterior-orange-sky-733x602.jpg)
![another project from jill macnair, a primrose hill house features another of th 26](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jill-macnair-primrose-hill-733x1100.jpg)
For more architects’ favorite paint colors, see our series to date:
- 10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ White Paint Picks
- 10 Paint Colors with Cult Followings: Architects’ All-Time Favorite Paint Picks
- 10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ Favorite Blue Paints for Anywhere in the House
- Architects’ 12 Favorite Blush Pink Paints
- Remodeling 101: 10 Architects’ Moody Paint Picks
- Architects’ 8 Favorite Warm Gray Paints
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