high yellow

Meanings

1. A black person with light skin with yellow undertones.

1. Of a black person, having a light skin tone.

Etymology

After the golden yellow skin tone of some multiracial people. "High" is usually considered a reference to a social class system in which skin color (and associated ancestries) is a major factor, placing those of lighter skin (with more white ancestry) at the top and those of darker skin at the bottom.