I believe if you ease into yellow with an accessory or textile here and there, you'll quickly find it growing on you and ...

For example, adding grey to yellow creates a dulled mustard tone, while mixing orange with blue reduces its intensity to a warm brown. On the color wheel, muted tones sit between bright ...

but a more muted yellow probably is. So again, it may not matter the color so much, as the brightness of that color.

and it’s the perfect muted yellow that feels bright and subdued at the same time. The best yellows to paint rooms in have some neutrality to them, and I like to opt to color-drench the room ...