What color is the leader's jersey in the Tour de France?

What color is the leader's jersey in the Tour de France? The leader's jersey is yellow.

The yellow jersey, or maillot jaune, identifies the rider leading the general classification. That classification is calculated by adding riders' times across the stages, with the lowest total time taking the lead. The rider wearing yellow after the final stage is the overall Tour de France winner.

The jersey was first introduced during the 1919 Tour de France. Yellow was chosen partly because the race's newspaper sponsor, L'Auto, was printed on yellow paper. The jersey is awarded after each stage, so its wearer can change many times during a single edition.

Yellow is easy to confuse with the Tour's other classification colors. Green marks the points classification, polka dots identify the king of the mountains, and white goes to the best young rider. The jersey reflects overall elapsed time, not stage wins or sprint points.