Naturally hand dyed yarn using 50% Turmeric and 50% chaparral . The yellow is more of a spicy mustard in my opinion and the chaparral gives it bits of taupe in the coloring. I dyed it myself and washed it in tepid water with Unicorn clean till the water ran clear. The yarn is a Merino, sport weight and is a three ply with 328 yds to have fun with. I suggest still washing it gently even though it is Superwash.