30 Beautiful Yellow Kitchen Ideas to Try

If your kitchen feels starved for natural light or could use a few pops of warming color, yellow will invigorate your space with the sunshine you're craving. But don't think you have to paint everything lemon yellow during your kitchen remodel.

The refreshing shade comes in a range of hues, from amber to muted cream and chartreuse to saffron—and all shades will brighten things up while evoking that cozy feeling. 

To inspire you to liven up your cooking space, here are our favorite ideas for creating a stylish yellow kitchen.

Yellow Walls

Vibrant Curry Walls

Pair warm curry yellow walls with cool gray cabinets to create balance. This traditional space from deVOL Kitchens has a vibrant feel. The rich paint color serves as a backdrop for everything from wooden cutting boards to vintage paintings and decor objects displayed on open shelving painted in the same color for a cohesive look.

Contemporary Tiling

Create a contemporary tonal look by committing to a high-voltage shock of yellow from the walls to the cabinets, kitchen island, ceiling, and flooring. This modern kitchen from Fantastic Frank is drenched in all-over yellow, with warm wood wall paneling to add natural warmth, and white accents from the waterfall island to the geometric floor tile for a graphic feel.

Mustard Yellow and Red

Mustard yellow paired with dark red is a classic color combination that works well in traditional interiors. This space from deVOL Kitchens pairs mustard yellow painted walls with a block of dark red cabinetry finished with brass handles and pulls for a harmonious mix.

Yellow Cabinets

Scandi-Style Butter Yellow

While pale yellow cabinetry can sometimes veer toward country when paired with traditional cabinets and finishes, it can be surprisingly modern depending on the context. This Scandinavian kitchen from Fantastic Frank has clean lines and neutral finishes that are softened with butter yellow cabinet doors. A pair of copper pendants adds metallic warmth.

Saffron Kitchen Cabinets

Tribe Creative London tricked out this kitchen in a London apartment with striking saffron-colored cabinets. The warm and cozy hue pairs beautifully with the oak herringbone flooring. The Carrara marble countertops and stainless steel backsplash add contrast. 

School-Bus Yellow Cabinets

The brilliant primary hues in this kitchen by Aline Architecture are an artistic feast for the eyes. Providing the backdrop are hand-painted gray subway tiles. Next yellow cabinets with hunter green detailing satisfy our inner Van Gogh. Lastly, red features, including the herringbone tile floor, sprinkle on exuberance.

Mustard Kitchen Cabinets

Strong mustard yellow cabinets add punch when mixed with blush pink and natural wood. This space from Pluck Kitchens gets the balance just right with a mix that makes the space feel spontaneous and warm rather than overly styled.

Warm Yellow

Historic renovations like this one by New Jersey-based Fein Construction combine old-world charm with modern functionality. The design team captured the kitchen's original flavor with primitive-style cabinets in chrome yellow, a historic paint color.

With White Countertops

In this Cape Cod-style home by Alys Design based in Pittsboro, NC, base cabinets serve up a heaping serving of lemon yellow. We appreciate how the bright shade warms up the crisp, pale walls.

With Black Countertops

Pair neon yellow base cabinets with black countertops for an electrifying mix. In this modern kitchen renovation from A Beautiful Mess, the bright base cabinets create an instant focal point in the mostly white space.

Yellow Kitchen Island

Light Yellow Kitchen Island

The eat-in kitchen is the heart of this Austin, TX home by Chairma Design Group. Making a big splash is the light yellow island with countertop seating. Wood accents and leafy plants contribute to the room's buoyant aesthetic.

Black Accents

One of the freshest decor trends reinvents the classic yellow-and-brown 1970s kitchen. A favorite contemporary take is this cooking space by Australian design firm Atticus and Milo, which throws a black wall into the mix. Combining glossy surfaces with rustic textures makes this room feel up-to-date.

Coastal-Style

A kitchen in a small vacation home by B Architecture Studio gets a lift thanks to several custom updates. The yellow kitchen island and turquoise door pour on color. The concrete countertops boost practical function. The reclaimed wood backsplash came from locally sourced materials.

Backsplash

Lemon Yellow Backsplash

A large mustard yellow backsplash with vertically stacked subway tile functions like an accent wall in this space from Pluck Kitchens.

Light Yellow Tile Backsplash

In this modern rustic cooking space by Vermont-based ​Studio 3 Architecture, a yellow subway tile backsplash and sage green cabinetry warm up the stark white cabinets and cool stainless steel appliances.

Yellow Accents

Bright Yellow Window Trim

A small dose of yellow can make your kitchen feel brighter. This Scandinavian kitchen from Fantastic Frank has bright yellow window trim that highlights the window and augments the natural light, a simple makeover with a big impact.

Muted Yellow Sideboard

Paint a freestanding kitchen cabinet to create a makeshift sideboard in an eat-in kitchen. Muted tellow paint and a white marble countertop add a fresh note to this rustic kitchen from deVOL Kitchens, adding modern contrast with the stone walls and vintage accents.

Maple Gold Kitchen

When it comes to bold colors, the kitchen is the one place in a home you do not have to play it safe. Interior designer Heide Hendricks used a vibrant shade of maple gold to energize soapstone countertops.

Pastel Yellow Ceiling Beams

Introduce yellow accents in unexpected places to make an impact in your kitchen. The wooden ceiling beams in this country-style English kitchen from deVOL Kitchens are painted in a cheerful shade of yellow that lifts the neutral palette of the sunny space that is decorated with shiny copper pots and hanging plants.

Bright Yellow Cabinet Interiors

We think painting the inside of kitchen cabinets a contrasting shade should be a must. In this modern kitchen by London-based E2 Architecture and Interiors, white cabinetry opens to reveal an unexpected burst of yellow. 

Midcentury Modern

Yellow works like a charm in a midcentury modern-style home. Dazey Den updated this Palm Springs kitchen with a throwback mix of yellow and orange paint on the cabinets and walls that is lightened up with plenty of white to keep it from overwhelming.

Decor Accents and Utensils

Even small decor accents in various shades of bright yellow can have an outsize effect on your kitchen. A lemon yellow butter dish and saffron planter add contrast with the royal blue kitchen cabinets in this bright space from Pluck Kitchens. Be sure to use varying shades, materials, and textures to add variation and interest.

Appliances

Bright Yellow Fridge

A bright yellow vintage-style fridge makes a striking focal point in any color kitchen. This eclectic Swedish country kitchen from Fantastic Frank is done up in Mondrian colors and antique furnishings and decor, with a large yellow fridge that is echoed by wall tiles and cabinet doors throughout the red, blue, and yellow space.

Pastel Yellow Vintage Oven

Introduce a touch of yellow into your kitchen with a vintage appliance. In this U-shaped kitchen from deVOL Kitchens, a vintage pastel yellow oven is a perfect complement to the creamy walls and cabinets of the space.

Pops of Bold Yellow

Interior designer and architect Julia Staroselsky perked up this industrial-style white kitchen with bold, yellow features. The cabinetry and also the retro-style refrigerator by SMEG take the cooking space to a fresh new level. The brick wall adds a layer of visual warmth.

Seating

Neutral Pairing

Lift a black-and-white kitchen with a few yellow accents for a winning mix. A Beautiful Mess wallpapered the base of the kitchen island with patterned black-and-white wallpaper that is contrasted with bright yellow bar stools that structure the seating area.

Buttercup Yellow Banquette

A burst of yellow can make a small kitchen feel extra cozy. This small Parisian eat-in kitchen from Neva Interior Design has a buttercup yellow banquette that infuses the neutral space with light and cheer.

Bold Yellow Accents

Several yellow accents bring out the best in this cooking space by The Jack and Mare Design and Build, a firm based in Portland, OR. A sunshiny pendant light offsets the custom white cabinetry. Two counter-height yellow stools complement the blue kitchen island. A couple of yellow decorative pieces displayed on open shelving add whimsy.

Gold Velvet

Yellow accents can steal the show, but they can also be a supporting player for other colors. Cathie Hong Interiors chose gold velvet upholstered dining chairs for the round table in this midcentury modern-style eat-in kitchen that add warmth to the dining table corner and complement shades of blue, orange, and green.

Industrial Yellow Stools

A few pieces of yellow furniture can spice up a neutral kitchen. Four metal stools give this transitional kitchen by Alys Design a playful twist.