Shades and Varieties of Yellow
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Lemons in the market of Valencia, Spain.
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A gold nugget
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Fresh butter
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A fried egg, sunny-side up
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Buddhist monks in Hangzhou, China
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Taxicabs in New York City.
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A field of rapeseed in Germany.
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Saffron is a an orange-yellow.
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Tumeric or curcuma longa is used as a spice in Indian and Southeast Asian cooking, as a medicine, and to dye the robes of Buddhist monks.
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