Yellow Jadeite

Yellow jadeite ranges from pale butter to warm honey, mi tang huang (蜜糖黄), the colour of poured honey. It forms where iron has oxidised the outer layer of a jadeite boulder, the same process that produces red jadeite, which is why yellow often appears as a band or a blush alongside white, green or lavender rather than across a whole stone. In the trade it is grouped with red as fei (翡), the warm side of jadeite's palette. Natural yellow has depth and slight variation; a flat, uniform, bright yellow is a reason to ask about dye. Every piece here is untreated Grade A, the colour exactly as it formed.