Color story
Yellow & Gold dahlias
Butter, lemon, and amber. Sunshine the deer unfortunately also love.
8 varieties profiled
These palettes are our editorial groupings. The ADS classifies color separately with 15 formal classes; profiles note both where verified.
Hamari Gold
Warm bronzy gold on a large dinnerplate, a designer staple for autumn arrangements.
Kelvin Floodlight
Bright clear yellow on a giant formal decorative, ADS class AA FD, big enough to read across a garden.
Golden Scepter
A warm clear golden yellow on a tight little globe, the go-to small yellow for designers.
Irish Gnome
A clear yellow on a tiny micro formal decorative, perfect and precise at under two inches.
Clearview Daniel
A clear yellow on a precise ball, a tidy globe that lasts and lasts in the vase.
Coseytown Goldilocks
Saturated gold, a honey-mustard yellow with extra ruffling in the petals. The deep, warm tone reads richer than a typical clear yellow dahlia.
Coseytown Honey Pot
Color not currently published by the farm, which lists only the seed mix page. The name suggests honey-gold tones, but we have no sourced description to confirm it.
Creamy
The ADS files it as yellow, but nobody who grows it describes it that way without hedging. Idlewild calls it a pale yellow that really is closer to ivory, Floret the color of fresh cream, Sunset View pale buttercream, and Heirloom Soul buttercream ivory. Triple Wren is the only one to say plainly soft yellow. Read it as the palest yellow that still counts as yellow, which is exactly what the name promises.