Yellow nail designs are running 2025 — and the girlies are not keeping it simple. Butter, lemon, neon, amber, honey… it’s options on options. Chrome, aura, florals, swirls, 3D accents — if you can dream it, it’s happening in yellow. Scroll for the looks that prove this color’s running the whole mani game.
1. Yellow French Tips
The TikTok girlies were NOT lying—soft yellow Frenchies are that sunshine-in-a-mani vibe we all want. Pastel yellow gives the classic French a softer, trendier update and fits right into spring nail trends 2025.
2. Pink & Yellow
Yellow and pink always work. Add 3D flowers or textured accents and you’re tapping into the layered nail trend that’s blowing up right now. It’s playful, detailed, and tbh more fun than flat designs.
3. Glazed Tips
Yellow tips with a sheer white glaze are the upgrade minimalist girlies are picking right now. The soft shine gives Hailey Bieber vibes without looking washed out, and the pastel yellow keeps it lux.
4. Retro Flowers
Retro flowers keep showing up because they nail the balance between cute and wearable. Add them over lemon yellow tips and you get a fresh, happy mani that still feels grown.
5. Butter Yellow
Butter yellow is leading spring color trends, and this set proves why. Chrome, blooming flowers, and a touch of animal print pack in all the 2025 favorites. The soft yellow and neutral pink base smooth it out so it feels trendy, not chaotic.
6. Lemon Yellow
Solid nails mixed with French tips will be everywhere this summer, and lemon yellow nails are leading the charge. It’s bright, fun, and much sharper than sticking to just full color or just tips.
7. Yellow & White
Milky nails are trending, but yellow florals take them straight into soft-girl spring territory. Clean, fresh, and showing up on every salon menu that matters.
8. Yellow Marble
Yellow jade but make it mani. These muted marble swirls look rich, feel cooler than a solid color, and honestly? Way better energy than those loud marbles from a few years ago.
9. Neon Yellow
Neon yellow nails are the ultimate yellow summer nails—bright, loud, and impossible to ignore. Side swirls take them up another level, giving curved French energy that feels very 2025. Highlighter vibes, zero basic.
10. Floral Side Tips
Side French tips just got a glow-up. Bright yellow edges mixed with colorful florals turn this into something much cooler than your usual pastel flowers.
11. Glitter Accents
Plain yellow nails are cute, but a little glitter makes them feel more thought-out. It gives the mani a soft glow without messing with the simplicity.
12. Glazed Butter Yellow
Butter yellow is already having a moment, but glaze it and it’s game over. The soft shine makes the color look even creamier, and the girlies can’t get enough of that fresh-out-of-the-salon glow.
13. Lemon Accents
If you’re doing yellow nails, tiny lemon art is a perfect choice. It’s cute, obvious, and always works. Bonus points if you do it on a milky white base it prevents it from looking like stickers.
14. Creamy Yellow
Creamy butter yellow already feels like quiet luxury. Drop in a gold glitter accent and suddenly the whole set looks a little softer, a little shinier, and a lot more expensive.
15. Honey Yellow Nails
Honey yellow is that rich, sweet shade that looks good on literally everyone. Pair it with milky white and a soft floral aura and suddenly it’s giving modern fairy, not 2010s flower overload.
16. Light Yellow
No nail art, no problem. A soft yellow mani is bright enough to lift your whole mood and still keeps it simple. Sometimes one really good color is all you need.
17. Cat-Eye Effect
The cat-eye effect is non-negotiable this year. Yellow takes it somewhere cooler. The magnetic shift gives that soft golden glow that looks so luxe.
18. Orange & Yellow
Yellow and orange are both warm, happy colors, which makes them a natural match. Keeping them just on the tips gives you all the brightness without feeling like you dipped your hands in a highlighter set.
19. Mellow Yellow
Mellow yellow nails are basically mustard’s cuter cousin—warm, golden, with subtle red undertones that make the shade pop year-round. It’s the kind of color that makes even a simple mani feel like a full look.
20. Abstract Tips
French tips aren’t playing by the rules anymore. A soft yellow swirl across the tip makes the whole set feel lighter and a little less serious. Simple twist, major upgrade.
21. Sunflower Accents
Yellow ombré is cute on its own, but sunflower accents take it from pretty to actually interesting. The fade keeps the flowers from feeling heavy — just soft, sunny, and ready for a photo dump.
22. Half-Moon Details
Half-moon nails are lowkey genius — they make the base pop without crowding the whole nail. Yellow gives the design a fresher kick, and short nails especially eat this look up.
23. Mix & Match
Mix and match nails are having a full moment right now, and this set nails it. Sculpted flowers, 3D accents, and different shades of yellow keep it extra in the best way — total maximalist energy.
24. Blue Half-Florals
Yellow French tips are already fresh, but pairing them with dark blue half-florals changes the whole mood. The contrast is sharp but still soft enough to give that modern porcelain vibe — screenshot-worthy mani.
25. Blue & Yellow
Pastel yellow and blue are made for each other — soft, bright, and just enough contrast to look fresh without clashing. Add a geometric design and the whole set feels trendier.
26. Swirly Nails
Swirls are such a DIY move — simple but so good, it’s no wonder they’re flooding your feed. A neutral base with gold and yellow swirls keeps it cute, and solid yellow nails seal the deal.
27. Plaid Nails
Plaid usually leans fall, but yellow flips it into an all-year thing. One accent keeps it playful — and stops your nails from looking like your grandma’s tablecloth.
28. Skittle Nails
Picking one shade of yellow is overrated. Painting each nail a different tone is the easiest way to serve variety without stressing. Simple idea, big impact, always hits.
29. Canary Yellow
Canary yellow is that clean, bright yellow that looks sharp without feeling too loud. Solid nails and classic French tips let the color shine on its own — simple, striking, and seriously underrated.
30. Textured Frenchies
Textured French tips are the upgrade everyone’s running to right now. Add a yellow gradient and the whole set looks sharper, brighter, and seriously good.
31. Mustard Yellow
Mustard yellow is that rich, muted shade that basically runs fall. It’s strong enough to carry a full set and still plays nice with neutrals, deep greens, and soft browns. Solid nails never looked this cozy.
32. Negative Space Design
Negative space is the cheat code for making bright nails look cooler. Mixing yellow solids, French tips, and bare space keeps it playful and easy without overwhelming the look.
33. Aura Nails
Amber yellow is made for aura nails — it gives that warm, blurred glow that looks natural, not forced. The gold chrome accents just stack the shimmer, making the whole set feel richer.
34. Gem Accents
Yellow ombré tips are cute, but gems take them up a level. A little sparkle turns a soft fade into something you actually want to show off — not just another pastel moment.
35. Yellow & Red
Yellow and red together? Bold move, but it pays off. The contrast looks even cuter on short nails — the colors pop harder and the design stays looking crisp.
36. Leopard Print
Leopard print but in soft yellow with white outlines? Genius. The butter yellow keeps it light, the neutral base keeps it balanced, and the print gives all the attitude without tipping into full mob wife aesthetic.
Seen a design you’re obsessed with? Let’s hear it — drop your fave yellow nail look in the comments. Or tell us which shade you’re making your whole personality this year. 🍋✨
