Sunny Yellow Nail Colors for a Cheerful Mani
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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.
Personally, I also wear nail polishes on dark, overcast winter days to boost my mood, so I particularly like them in January.
Sometimes, when it comes to manicures I just do what I want and you should too!
When I’m painting my nails for fun, I just ignore the trends because the nail space is one area of your body meant for your creative freedom.
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, hence why I reach for this shade even in January.
Some of our favorite yellow nail colors are pastel yellows and any yellow nail color from OPI.
Below you will find yellow nail polish swatches for your sunny day inspiration:
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OPI Buttafly
From the Spring 2024 Your Way Collection, Buttafly is a light pastel yellow nail color 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
Does Not Comcute is a light, butter yellow cream nail polish shown in 3 coats that makes a nice option for pastel floral nail designs.
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essie sunshine be mine
From the summer 2023 push play collection, sunshine be mine is a creamy, bright yellow nail color 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
Shown in 3 coats, Sun, Sea and Sand in My Pants is a cheerful, warm school bus yellow cream nail color. You can use it for smiley faces and sunflower designs.
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OPI Penny Loafer Lane
Shown in 2 coats, this is a creamy, warm marigold yellow nail polish 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.
To add any of these shades to your collection, follow the links above.
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