Why Are School Buses Yellow? "Why are school buses yellow?" is
one of the most popular questions at Color Matters. But first,
let’s ask, “Are school buses really yellow?” What color is
yellow? |Is yellow the color of a lemon?||Is yellow the color of
a banana?| |Is this fruit yellow?||Is this fruit yellow?| If you
live in the United States, the color of most school buses is not
a pure yellow (like the color of lemons). It's not the same
color as an orange either. The color of a school bus is yellow-
orange. This color is a mixture of lemon yellow and orange ...
like the color of the fruit of a mango. So why do we still refer
to a school bus as yellow? Back in the 1930’s in the U.S.,
school buses were pure yellow. Thus, the term "school bus
yellow" came into the English language. Why are school buses
yellow-orange (or yellow) today? Some facts about yellow: Yellow
(and the yellow family of colors) gets your attention faster
than any other color. People notice yellow objects first. Even
when you are looking strai