Yellow Nails

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Yellow nail colors are cheerful. They’re beautiful for the warmer months and there are different yellow nail options for early spring all the way until late fall. 

There are pastel yellow nails, neon yellow nails, and sunflower yellow nails. You also have smiley face yellows and daisy yellows, specific yellow nail shades that work in yellow flower nail art.

Yellow nails remind me of sunny days, happiness and summer. The color is a great positivity mood booster.

Below you will find yellow nail polish swatches for your sunny day inspiration:

Purchased w/a Beyond Polish Gift Card - OPI Buttafly swatch

Purchased w/a Beyond Polish Gift Card

OPI Buttafly

From the Spring 2024 Your Way Collection, Buttafly is a light pastel yellow with a golden shimmer swirl, giving it a beautiful sheen. Shown in 3 coats. 

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Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Does Not Comcute swatch

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Does Not Comcute

Does Not Comcute is a light, butter yellow cream shown in 3 coats that makes a nice option for pastel floral nail designs.

Gifted by Beyond Polish / essie sunshine be mine swatch

Gifted by Beyond Polish

essie sunshine be mine

From the summer 2023 push play collection, sunshine be mine is a creamy, bright yellow shown in 3 coats.

It looks like summertime on the nails and would make a great option for sunflower nails.

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OPI Sun, Sea and Sand in My Pants swatch

OPI Sun, Sea and Sand in My Pants

Shown in 3 coats, Sun, Sea and Sand in My Pants is a cheerful, warm school bus yellow cream. You can use it for smiley faces and sunflower designs.

Gifted by Beyond Polish / OPI Penny Loafer Lane swatch

Gifted by Beyond Polish

OPI Penny Loafer Lane

Shown in 2 coats, this is a creamy, warm marigold yellow from the OPI Fall 2025 What’s Your Mani-tude? Collection.

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All in all, these sunny, light hearted yellow nail polishes can all add their own spark of happiness to your day.

For best results with these polishes, pair them with a quality base and top coat. Check out my favorite base coats and top coats on Amazon.

To add any of these shades to your collection, follow the links above.

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