With the flags regularly appearing on scoreboards and celebrating throughout the events, it’s easy to spot their similarities, especially with colors like red, white, blue and yellow.

Yellow might be less common, but many fast food chains have red in their logo, and it's not entirely clear whether this goes beyond the fact that this particular color is eye-catching.

People are shocked after discovering why fast food chains have red and yellow logos Credit: Alamy. 2. Leading colour expert Karen Haller explained the reasoning Credit: Alamy.

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Why the McDonald’s Logo Uses the Colors Yellow and Red.

McDonald's is distinguishable because of its signature colours of red and yellow – and the reason behind it is all to do with our psyche. Here's all you need to know Skip to main content ...

People are just realizing clever reason McDonald's logo is yellow and red. By ALYSSA GUZMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM. Published: 13:34 EDT, 4 May 2025 | Updated: 13:36 EDT, 4 May 2025 ...