yellow-red adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Of a colour between yellow and red; orange.The spar buoy is a red and white horizontally striped pole with a yellow top and has a yellow-red ball at the top and a yellow triangular flag beneath the ball. — 1953 •Consisting of yellow and red colours individually. noun1 •The colour orange.Obviously one will be red, but will the other hue be a yellow-red (orange) or a red-purple? — 1930 formsyellow-reds · more yellow-red · most yellow-red