Top 33 Things That Are Yellow and Black (Curated & Ranked)

According to color psychology, yellow can be helpful when learning. It grabs attention and stimulates the mind, helping students to stay on task.^[1]

Since yellow is the brightest of all the colors and the easiest to see from a distance, it’s often used to indicate caution. This is also why taxis are yellow in many countries.^[2][3]

In contrast, black is the darkest color on the spectrum. It’s considered an achromatic color, which means it has no hue.^[4]

When used together, black and yellow stand out against their surroundings. This is why they’re often used in cautionary traffic signs and hazardous symbols.

In nature, creatures such as poisonous snakes and frogs have these colors to warn their enemies to stay away.^[5]

Below, we have the list of things that are yellow and black. You’ll also find a few basic color psychology associations for common colors following the list.

1. Bumblebee
2. Caution tape
3. Smiley face emoji
4. Yellowjacket
5. School bus
6. Rain boots
7. Yellow ladybug
8. Golden poison dart frog
9. Ripe banana
10. Hazard sign
11. Measuring tape
12. Pikachu:
    Pokemon character
13. Batman logo
14. Common seahorse
15. Banana spider
16. Chuck:
    an “Angry Birds” movie character
17. Black-eyed Susan:
    a type of flower
18. Taxi cab
19. Radioactive symbol
20. Eastern tiger swallowtail:
    yellow and black butterfly
21. Yellow-hooded blackbird
22. No. 2 Pencil:
    predominantly yellow pencil with a small black “2” on the side
23. Yellow watermelon:
    on the inside
24. Lemon pepper seasoning
25. Mangrove snake
26. Yellow-bellied sea snake
27. Yellow highlighter:
    predominantly yellow, but usually has black writing on the side
28. Hufflepuff attire:
    clothes worn by members of one of the four Hogwarts houses in the “Harry Potter” series
29. Silver-laced black primrose:
    a type of flower
30. American Goldfinch
31. American yellow warbler
32. Hoverfly
33. Fire salamander

Key Associations of Colors According to Color Psychology

Color psychology is the study of how individual colors affect humans. They can influence your mood and even how food tastes.^[6]

Curious about what’s correlated with each color? Here are some common associations of basic colors:

• Yellow: creativity, positivity, joy, fun, energy
• Black: sophistication, luxury, power, mystery, drama
• Orange: friendliness, courage, warmth, enthusiasm
• Red: love, strength, ferocity, danger, adventure
• Pink: sensitivity, care, softness, kindness, playfulness
• Purple: royalty, imagination, ambition, fantasy
• Blue: calm, wisdom, trust, dependability, stability
• Green: nature, luck, health, balance, hope, wealth
• White: purity, peace, innocence, light, simplicity