Surely there’s nothing funny about colors, right? Well, actually this is wrong – and we’re about to show you why, with a list of yellow puns for you to enjoy and tell to everyone you know. Yellow is a bright, happy color that brightens up everything – we really hope that these puns brighten up your day as much as the color itself does!
Best Yellow Puns
1 Yellow! Welcome to my submarine, it’s good to see you here.
2 My friend has just started an 80’s tribute band and has insisted they all wear yellow metal plates. They’re called Banana Armour.
3 What’s yellow and can’t swim? A JCB.
4 I bought a fabulous pair of yellow slip ons recently. They’re made entirely of banana skins.
5 Have you heard of the yellow person living in the jungle, who swings from cake to cake and smells of almonds? He’s called Tarzipan!
6 The very first time I cracked an egg, I was startled by the yellow goo that came out. “Is this some sort of yolk?” I thought to myself…
7 People think my habit of stuffing yellow cabs is a bit weird – but then I AM a taxidermist.
8 I had a really good joke about a shade of yellow, but I’ve stopped telling it. Turns out it’s pretty mediochre.
9 Kid: “What’s the first letter in yellow?” Parent: “Y.” Kid: “Because I want to know!”
10 There’s a warning going around on social media about something that is yellow and will kill you if it gets in your eyes. It’s a school bus.
11 My colleagues and I were discussing how valuable our time is. One of them piped up, “Thyme is actually pretty cheap, but saffron, on the other hand…”
12 What do you call a snowman made of yellow snow? The “Inedible Snowman.”
13 I have a friend who is an apple farmer. One year, he told me that all his fruit was yellow. I replied, “That’s bananas!”
14 Did you know, there is actually no such thing as the color yellow? It’s all a pigment of your imagination.
15 My marriage is in tatters, because I kept making jokes about my wife’s yellow oven glove. I didn’t expect her to leave me over it, I mustard mitt.
16 I’d love to go to outer space. I dream about meeting a brightly colored alien and calling out “Yellow!”
17 My doctor has just diagnosed me with color blindness. I must admit, that came right out of the yellow.
18 Green has always been my favorite color. I like it even more than yellow and blue put together.
19 Watson came back from a case one day to find Holmes painting the front door yellow. Watson asked why, and Holmes replied, “It’s a lemon entry, my dear Watson.”
20 A family friend was run over by a red lorry, then a yellow lorry, then a red lorry, then a yellow lorry. The policeman said, “There’s no easy way to say this…”
21 What is yellow and buzzes? An electric banana.
22 I found out the other day that a frozen banana’s favorite song is Yellow by Coldplay.
23 Bananas aren’t very good at greetings. I keep trying to teach mine to say hi, but it can only say yellow.
24 Apparently NASA have discovered a new planet! It has a distinctly yellow atmosphere, and is very ochre-worldly.
25 Have you heard about the Golden Delicious who was sent to jail? Apparently he was a rotten apple.
26 Scientists were trying to see what would happen if they crossed a Golden Retriever and a chicken. Turns out it was a pretty fowl dog.
27 My husband woke up panicking because his eyes had turned yellow overnight. He asked the doctor what he should do, and the doctor replied, “Wear a brown suit!”
28 What is yellow, and writes really neatly? A ball point banana.
29 Looking after a lemon is easy. When they get hurt, all they need is lemon aid.
30 Did you hear about the frog who parked on double yellow lines? His car got toad instantly.
31 There was a rumor going around about butter recently, but don’t worry – I’m not going to spread it.
32 I recently gave my dog mustard because he had a fever, because I had heard that mustard is the best thing for a hot dog.
33 A banana went to hospital recently because it wasn’t peeling well.
34 Contrary to popular belief, submarines aren’t yellow – military ones are a deep navy blue.
35 During a quiz about colors, I tried to give my team a tint, but they still didn’t get the answer right.
36 The sun’s favorite color is not yellow, but ultraviolet – apparently it goes with everything.
37 During our paintball competition, the yellow team won every time. They would shoot the other team, who would dye instantly.
38 What is yellow and can’t swim? A dead goldfish.
39 I asked my friend if bees could fly in the rain, and he replied that they can’t without their yellow jackets.
40 Bananas are the only fruit that never gets lonely, because they always hang around in bunches.
41 If you’re wondering how to get Pikachu onto a bus, it’s easy – just poke him on.
42 An old lady asked her husband what he thought of her new teeth. He replied, “They remind me of stars… Yellow and far apart!”
43 What is black, white and yellow? A school bus loaded with zebras.
44 If I’m holding a bee, everything looks more attractive. After all, they say beauty is in the eye of the bee-holder.
45 What is yellow and very dangerous? Shark infested custard.
46 Yellow jokes are all very well, but I don’t like the ones about bananas. They’re just not very appealing.
47 My toilet is painted yellow, but sometimes I think it looks a bit flushed.
48 A rainbow has a different birthday song to the rest of us – it goes, “For he’s a jolly good yellow…”
49 I went on a date with the sun recently. I told him, “You had me at yellow.”
Yellow is often considered the color of happiness – and after going through this list, you can really see why! Whether it’s your favorite color, or your friends suddenly embark on a discussion about which is the best color, you can lighten the situation with a yellow pun or two.
