Shades of yellow widely used by interior designers. Donovan's album "Mellow Yellow", named after the song Mellow Yellow, was popular during the summer of love in 1967. At right is displayed the color royal yellow. The color "royal yellow" is a representation of the color of the robes worn by the Emperor of China. The first recorded use of "royal yellow" as a color name in English was in 1548. Other names for this color are Chinese yellow and imperial yellow. The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Royal Yellow (color sample #83). Gold, also called
Yellow Pearl (song) Yellow Pearl (song) "Yellow Pearl" is a song recorded by Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, originally for his 1980 solo album, "Solo in Soho". It was written by Lynott and Midge Ure, who was a temporary member of Thin Lizzy at the time, and who later went on to join Ultravox. It was subsequently remixed and released again on Lynott's second album, "The Philip Lynott Album". The remixed version was used as the theme music to the British music chart television programme, "Top of the Pops", from 1981 to 1986. "Yellow Pearl" originated during a Thin Lizzy tour of Japan