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Yellow clock widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A yellow clock widget shows the time in large numerals with the day and date beneath. Sunny yellow with dark text for a cheerful screen. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Yellow clock widget design preview: Sunny yellow with dark text for a cheerful screen. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a yellow clock widget shows

A digital clock is the widget most people place first. It needs to be readable from arm's length, so the time takes most of the space and the date sits quietly below it.

It uses the phone's own time, so it needs no permission and works offline. WidgetCraft's clock layer follows your 12- or 24-hour setting unless you choose a format.

How the yellow style shapes it

Yellow widgets are bright and optimistic. Yellow is light, so this recipe uses near-black text and a warm orange accent to stay readable.

Numbers: Keep numbers dark and bold.
Text: Use very dark text; white disappears on yellow.

Yellow clock widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #FFE66D, corner radius 22
Layout	header: weekday on the left and date on the right in one row at the top, a hairline under it, and the time anchored to the bottom left at size 83
Text or Date	weekday, built-in Sans, size 12, color #7A6A1F
Clock	format HH:mm, built-in Sans, weight 700, size 78, color #2B2400, left aligned
Date	day and month, size 15, color #7A6A1F
Shape	small dot or rule in #FF7A00
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Yellow color palette

Lemon #FFE66DBackground
Sun #FFD43BSurface and tracks
Dark olive #2B2400Text
Mustard grey #7A6A1FLabels
Orange #FF7A00Accent

How to make a yellow clock widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #FFE66D and the corner radius to 22.
Tap Add and choose Clock. Set the format to hours and minutes, the font to built-in Sans, the size to 78 and the color to #2B2400.
Add a Date layer above it for the weekday at size 12 in #7A6A1F.
Add a second Date layer below for the day and month at size 15.
Add a small Shape in #FF7A00 as the only accent, and align every layer to the same left margin of 24.
Arrange the layers in the header layout: weekday on the left and date on the right in one row at the top, a hairline under it, and the time anchored to the bottom left at size 83.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for yellow clock widgets

Always use dark text on yellow.
Use orange as the accent.
Seconds make a home screen widget look busy and Android updates widgets about once a minute, so leave them out.
Check the widest time, such as 22:58 or 12:48 PM, so it never touches the edges.
If the launcher crops the widget, reduce the time size before reducing the margins.
Do not use white text.
Do not combine with other bright colors.

Questions about the yellow clock widget

What size is a yellow clock widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Lemon (#FFE66D) for the background, Dark olive (#2B2400) for the main text, Mustard grey (#7A6A1F) for labels and Orange (#FF7A00) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Clock widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the yellow styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for yellow aesthetic clock widget, sunny clock widget, mustard clock widget. They describe the same look as this yellow clock widget.

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