Provided is a yellow toner having toner particles each containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a polar resin, the yellow toner being characterized in that: the colorant is a coloring compound having a specific structure; in a microscopic compression test at a measurement temperature of 25.degree. C., the toner has a recovery ratio Z(25) of 40 to 80%; and the toner has a glass transition temperature (TgA) measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of 40.degree. C. to 60.degree. C. and a temperature (P1) of the highest endothermic peak measured with the DSC of 70.degree. C. to 90.degree. C., and the temperature (P1) of the highest endothermic peak and the glass transition temperature (TgA) satisfy the relationship of 15.degree. C..ltoreq.P1-TgA.ltoreq.50.degree. C.