Your problem is not uncommon. Yellow's are one of the hardest colors to work with, they either look absolutely stunning or make you want to vomit. There is never an inbetween. Yellow is a primary color and it also tends to pick up colors from whats around it. You must look at whats in the room. If for instance you have a red couch, it will make your yellow look orange, because it draws the red. Yellow and red make orange. Your carpeting plays a tremendous part in this process because light shines down from your windows and shoots the carpet coloring up onto the walls. If you have real hardwood it will do the same. Some things i suggest to some customers is changing the furniture around, this sometimes changes the way the light hits and thus the way it casts color. If you are changing the carpenting do so that may help.
If all else fails try some faux finishing techniques. Some of the other answers folks recommended sponging, which I agree with. You can also try Colorwashing, Strie, or smooshing basically the sky is the limit. Go to a good paint store, they often have booklets and how to guides, that can give you ideas. Before you try any of these, I recommend painting a piece of oaktag or wallboard with your existing paint, then experimenting on that. The reason is you can move your oaktag/drywall around your room to see how the new look will work against your carpeting and furniture. If you don't like it you can just repaint one board rather than the whole room, also it lets you get your technique down pat. All is not lost, just have patience.
Good LuckHelp I painted a room and the color is much brighter then expected?
i'm with matt. a cream color will bring the yellow-green tone down. accent with browns and sage greens and blues. will be gorgeous. wish we could see it then!
It would probably take on a more muted tone if you sponged on a nice cream color. Tie in your other colors by using accent pillows and a nice throw. Good Luck!!
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