For anyone interested in doing this, I (think I) have found all occurences of the yellow background. I put the override CSS up on github:

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/*

Welcome to Custom CSS!

Picking out the yellow color in Autommattic's Hew theme:

https://wordpress.com/themes/hew

http://wptavern.com/hew-a-free-wordpress-blogging-theme-inspired-by-ryu

*/

#masthead,

#infinite-handle span,

.tagcloud a:hover,

a[class*="tag-link-"]:hover,

.page-links a:hover,

.tags-links a:hover,

.error-404 .tagcloud a:hover,

.entry-format,

.bypostauthor .comment-meta,

button, input[type="button"], input[type="reset"], input[type="submit"], #infinite-handle span {

background-color: #3498db;

}

textarea:focus {

border-color: #3498db;

}

.social-links ul a:hover:before,

.toggle-button:hover:before,

.toggled .menu-toggle:before,

.main-navigation ul :hover > a {

color: #3498db;

}

a:hover,

a:focus,

a:active,

.widget a,

.toggle-button.open::before {

color: #FF9600;

}

.entry-content a:hover,

.entry-summary a:hover,

.comment-content a:hover {

border-bottom: 2px solid #FF9600;

color: #FF9600;

}

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