Yellow Gaining Popular as a Neutral Nursery Color for Baby

A personal can have an emotional reaction to a color. When that color is yellow, it evokes cheer, warmth, and hope. The Pantone Color Institute, the world-renowned authority on color and provider of color systems, named a vibrant shade of yellow called ‘mimosa’ it’s Color of the Year in 2009. Yellow symbolizes all the good qualities of the sun and is an antidote to any troubled mood, which is why it is a perfect color to decorate your baby’s nursery.

Yellow seems to be gaining in popularity on the decorating front. It appeals to men as well as women, coordinates well with other colors, and comes in a wide array of hues that fit into all types of decors. When thinking about adding a bit of sunshine to your baby’s nursery walls, it’s wise to put some thought into finding the perfect shade of yellow.

A soft tone that offers just a hint of buttery yellow can be a pleasing neutral backdrop that can be used with almost anything. A pale yellow teamed up with pastel blues, aquas, apricots, pinks or pale sage creates a soft and delicate environment, perfect for a nursery, a little girl’s room or a to set the tone in a floral-inspired nursery. Truer tones of yellow combined with blue create a classic combination often seen in toile patterns or crisp stripes. Juxtapose a bolder yellow as an accent with black and white and the result is very contemporary.