What is the primary color of Brazil's home football kit?

The primary color of Brazil’s home football kit is yellow.

Brazil’s famous yellow shirt is often called the “canary” jersey, reflected in the national team’s nickname Seleção Canarinho, or “Canary Squad.” The shirt is normally paired with blue shorts and white socks, while green trim and the Brazilian crest reinforce the country’s flag colors.

The yellow-and-green design became Brazil’s established look after a 1953 competition organized by the Brazilian Sports Confederation and the newspaper Correio da Manhã. Aldyr Garcia Schlee’s winning design replaced the predominantly white outfit used at the 1950 World Cup. Brazil first wore the new colors in 1954 and won its first World Cup in the kit in 1958.

Blue is the traditional away color, so it is a frequent source of confusion. Brazil has also occasionally used white or special-edition designs, but yellow remains the defining primary color of the home strip. The shirt’s global fame grew especially during Brazil’s title-winning teams of 1958, 1962 and 1970.