Unlike the standard RYB color model, yellow is complementary to blue. And if you want your characters to stand out against a background ... as most cartoon protagonists tend to be.

One of the first shows to introduce an entirely yellow cast was The Simpsons, and their colour was chosen to differentiate them from all the normal-coloured cartoon characters on TV: when you ...

In RGB terms, the complementary colour for yellow is blue – meaning these colours make each other stand out – and since backgrounds are commonly blue skies or seas, yellow is an eye-catching ...