Yellow.

Yellows walk into a room and the room gets a little warmer. You're the one pitching the wild idea, planning the spontaneous trip, turning a dead meeting into a conversation people will actually remember. People light up when they see you coming. They also, sometimes, look slightly tired about an hour later. That's just the deal with being you.

Yellows are around 9–10% of people. You'll find them in marketing, design, teaching, performing, sales, hosting podcasts, founding things mostly because they got excited at brunch. When you leave a Yellow, you feel lighter than you did before. You may also not remember half of what they actually said, because there was a lot of it.

• You're charming. People want you in the room.
• Ideas come out of you like a fountain. Most are good. Some are great. A few are unhinged.
• You stay optimistic when other people would have given up two months ago.
• Change doesn't scare you. You like the new thing more than the old thing, almost always.
• You can rally a crowd around a vision better than almost anyone.

• You're a little disorganized. Fine, a lot.
• You talk way more than you listen, and you know it, and you do it anyway.
• You start ten things and finish two of them.
• People sometimes feel like they can't quite count on you, and that hurts when you hear it.
• Criticism stings even when it's gentle and accurate. Especially then, actually.

You need stimulation, freedom, and an audience. Without those you wilt and start finding new things to get fascinated by. The thing to work on is finishing what you start, and listening when other people talk — for real, not just waiting for your turn. Find someone who's good with details and stick with them; protect that relationship. Your gift is making people feel alive. But lasting impact comes from finishing things, not just kicking them off with a great speech in week one.

You pair well with Blues (they'll keep your projects from quietly catching fire) and Greens (they'll listen patiently and not get tired of you, somehow). Reds match your tempo but they'll drive right over your enthusiasm if you let them — and you'll let them.

Oprah Winfrey · Jim Carrey · Robin Williams · Bill Clinton · Ellen DeGeneres.