Yellow Cabs have long confused Brisbane commuters by being, well, orange.

That confusion is set to continue, with some Yellow Cabs turning from orange to black from this week, under a new 13Cabs banner.

Yellow Cabs general manager Bill Parker beside the new black Yellow Cab. Credit:Tony Moore

But Yellow Cabs general manager Bill Parker insisted the black and orange cabs were still Yellow Cabs.

It is part of an emerging national trend to have similar-looking, similar-named cabs operating in all capital cities around Australia.