Usage Note
Amarillento is formed with the suffix -ento, which implies a pale, faded, or sickly yellow rather than a bright one — old paper, jaundiced skin, or aging teeth are amarillentos. It agrees in gender and number (amarillenta, amarillentos). Compare amarillo (yellow, the pure colour) vs. amarillento (yellowish, unappealing).
Examples
"Las páginas viejas tenían un tono amarillento."
Natural Translation
The old pages had a yellowish tint.

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