Vicia lutea (yellow vetch, smooth yellow vetch) is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae.
It is native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa, and it is known on other continents as an introduced species.
It is an annual herb. It has leaves made up of several pairs of oblong or linear leaflets each 1 to 2 centimeters long. It produces solitary flowers or clusters of up to 3 flowers with yellow or purple-tinged corollas up to 3 centimeters in length.