Hi there.

Mellow

What is the first thing that comes to mind regarding the above word? I am not British and I am quite interested in what the word bings to anyone British on this forum. 

Thank you !

chilled
relaxed
evening sunshine

Mellow - to me, relaxation. Serenity.

The sea. A warm day, gentle breeze, waves slipping towards the shore and no worries of a busy life.

"Yellow" was the first thing that came to my mind, because of the song ('they call it mellow yellow ...)

And then hippies and the 60s. I think it's a very 60s word - I haven't heard anyone use it for a long time. So 'mellow', to me: "Hey, groovy, man ... "

I think of weakish coffee, with milk.

If it's about a person, then relaxed, contemplative, even-tempered.

The light before sunset - sort of sepia tinted

Thank you very much, it's very helpful to know that.

I think of weakish coffee, with milk

The ghost of long-gone advertising? Mellow Birds will make you smile. I'm pretty sure that's something I remember and not just something I've made up.

For mellow I think of coffee too - but very strong, with lots of milk.

A flavour/colour/sound/smell which isn't weak at all, but isn't astringent or sharp - soft but not at all feeble, if you like. A certain kind of alto or baritone voice, yellow with a good deal of red or cream in it...

The ghost of long-gone advertising?

Catkin, my memories of British tv advertising are pre-2005, but still haunt me. Is Pepsodent still in the shops? (you'll wonder where the yellow went? - yellow - mellow).

Suggestive Digestive biscuits? (mellow colour)

Guinness? That lovely mellow Irish brew I can't get any more. Excuse me while I shed a tear.