Your DVD player:
Red and White RCA: Left and Right channel(s) audio out
Yellow RCA: Video out signal
What you want to look for on the TV, is a Left and Right RCA audio in and a single RCA video input. The colors are not so much important, as are the function of the output/input connections of the components.
If your TV does not have the above inputs for the DVD, does it have a spare HDMI input? If so, this may be of some help and is not expensive:
https/www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511631995&sr=8-3&keywords=converter+for+rca+to+hdmi
There are other adapters similar to this, so it will take some research on your part to decide which will work best for you. If not this route, perhaps a new DVD/Bluray player upgrade is your best bet.