This is the 4858th most frequent Dutch word.
geels
"Geels" means "yellowish" in English.
Here, 'geels' is used to describe a color hue, specifically a yellowish tone, associated with the appearance of the sunset.
De zonsondergang kleurt de lucht geels.
The sunset colors the sky yellowish.
In this sentence, 'geels' describes a particular shade of yellow attributed to a type of fabric.
Hij koos een geels soort stof voor de gordijnen.
He chose a yellowish kind of fabric for the curtains.
'Geels' is here used to refer collectively to different tones or varieties of the yellowish spectrum as seen in painting.