Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow… Yellow is one of the most vibrant shades around, and in 2018 it’s emerged as the colour of the year, popping up in interiors, beauty, food, books and fashion.

If yellow has long been your favourite colour, you might feel a little irked that everyone’s suddenly jumping on the bandwagon – or you may be glad to have more fellow yellow lovers in the world. But what does it say about you if you find yourself drawn to the brightest slice of the rainbow?

Karen Haller is a leading colour psychologist and design consultant who has studied the effects and significance of colour for over 20 years. She tells stylist.co.uk that people who love yellow tend to be “very optimistic and happy”.

“We think of sunshine when we see yellow – and when we see the sun, we feel good,” she explains. “It really is the colour that lights us up and boosts our confidence.”

As a result, she says, yellow doesn’t tend to be beloved by introverted misanthropes, particularly when it comes to clothing. “If you saw someone wearing yellow, you’d assume they had a sunny disposition.

“You wouldn’t expect them to be moody and grumpy, because someone who didn’t want to be noticed – or who wanted to be left alone – would not wear yellow.”

Is yellow your favourite colour? This is what it says about you