True
Because they are separate from one another
Just try to make it as imaginable as possible let your readers feel and see what you are writing to them
Books that are surrounded by oxygen will turn yellow, so basically, all books since oxygen is constantly surrounding us. Oxygen-rich conditions are very bad for paper, which gives them the yellow tiny. This is actually called lignin oxidation! Lignin oxidation gives it a yellow or brown colour as you said. Yellow comes first, then brown after.
I hope this helped a bit! :)