Shades of orange
In optics, orange has a wavelength between approximately 585 and 620 nm and a hue of 30° in HSV color space. In the RGB color space it is a secondary color numerically halfway between gamma-compressed red and yellow, as can be seen in the :File:RBG color wheel.svg|RGB color wheel. The complementary color of orange is azure. Orange pigments are largely in the ochre or cadmium families, and absorb mostly blue light.
Varieties of the color orange may differ in hue, chroma or lightness, or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being an orange or other hue mixed with white, a shade being mixed with black. A large selection of these various colors is shown below.
Orange (color wheel)
At right is the color orange, also known as color wheel orange. This is the tone of orange that is a pure chroma on the HSV color wheel, the expression of which is known as the :File:RBG color wheel.svg|RGB color wheel, exactly halfway between red and yellow. The complementary color of orange is azure.Computer web color oranges
Orange (web color)
At right is the web color called orange. It is defined in CSS as the hex triplet FFA500.Dark orange (web color)
The web color called dark orange is at the right.Aerospace and safety
Safety orange was defined in ANSI standard Z535.1–1998 and is commonly used in a wide variety of contexts to warn of hazards, including: high-viz clothing, road cones, and as the background color in safety warning notices.A shade of orange known as International orange is used in the aerospace industry to set objects apart from their surroundings, similar to Safety orange, but deeper and with a more reddish tone. It was the color used for the Space Shuttle pressure suits.
Additional definitions of orange
Orange (Pantone)
At right is displayed the color that is called orange in Pantone.The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended " color list, color #021 TPX—Orange.
Orange (Crayola)
At right is displayed the color that is called orange by Crayola.Orange was one of the original colors formulated by Crayola in 1903.
Other variations of orange
Papaya whip
Displayed at right is the web color papaya whip, a pale tint of orange.cream with crème de cassis
Papaya whip is a representation of the color that would result if mashed papayas were blended with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or yogurt.
Peach
At right is displayed the color peach.fruit.
The first recorded use of peach as a color name in English was in 1588.
Light orange
Displayed at right is the color light orange.This color was formulated for Crayola colored pencils.
Apricot
At right is displayed the color apricot.fruit
Apricot has been in use as a color name since 1851.
Melon
Displayed at right is the color melon.This color is a representation of the color of the interior flesh of a cantaloupe, the most commonly consumed melon.
The first recorded use of melon as a color name in English was in 1892.
melon
In 1958, melon was formulated as one of the Crayola colors.
Atomic tangerine
Displayed at right is the color atomic tangerine.This color was formulated by Crayola in 1990.
Atomic tangerine is supposed to be a fluorescent color, but there is no mechanism for showing fluorescence on a flat computer screen.
Tea rose
At right is displayed the color tea rose.This color is the color of a type of orange rose called a tea rose.
The first recorded use of tea rose as a color name in English was in 1884.
Note that the Pantone colors known as "Tea Rose" are more pinkish in hue than ISCC-NBS color of the same name.
Carrot orange
Carrot orange is a tint of orange that is a representation of the color of the raw carrot vegetable.The first recorded use of carrot orange as a color name in English was in 1684.
Orange peel
Displayed at right is the color orange peel.A discussion of the difference between the color orange and the color orange peel, may be found in Maerz and Paul.
Orange peel is the color halfway between orange and amber on the color wheel.
The first recorded use of orange peel as a color name in English was in 1839.
Princeton orange
The first recorded use of Princeton orange as a color name in English was in 1928.The color symbolizes Princeton University and is defined as Pantone 158. The equivalent RGB values vary among sources. One such color, closely matching that used on the defining pages at Princeton, is shown at right.
UT orange
This shade of orange is unique to the University of Tennessee, defined by the institution as Pantone 151, and is called UT orange. It is offered for sale by The Home Depot and licensed by the university. According to the university, this shade of orange is derived from the American daisy, which grew in profusion on the oldest part of the campus, The Hill.Spanish orange
Spanish orange is the color that is called anaranjado in the Guía de coloraciones by Rosa Gallego andJuan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
Tangerine
The first recorded use of tangerine as a color name in English was in 1899.Coral
The web color coral is a shade of orange. It is displayed at the upper right.The first recorded use of coral as a color name in English was in 1513.
Gold (golden)
Gold, also called golden, is a yellow-orange color which is a representation of the color of the element gold.The web color gold is sometimes referred to as golden to distinguish it from the color metallic gold. The use of gold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold".
The first recorded uses of golden as a color name in English were in 1300 to refer to the element gold and in 1423 to refer to blonde hair.
Pumpkin
Pumpkin is a color that resembles pumpkins.The first recorded use of pumpkin as a color name in English was in 1922.
Pumpkin or orange is used with black for Halloween decorations.
Saffron
The first recorded use of saffron as a color name in English was in 1200. It is considered as the most important colour in Hinduism. It is worn by the monks of the Theravada tradition.Giants orange
The color Giants orange is displayed at right.This is the color that symbolizes, along with black and cream, the San Francisco Giants baseball team.
Vermilion (cinnabar)
Vermilion is a color that originates from the pigment found in the mineral cinnabar. Vermilion is also sometimes misspelled as "vermillion". Also known as cinnabar and in its deeper form known as China red, vermilion is reddish orange, much like scarlet, only more orange than scarlet. It can be produced naturally and artificially. Cinnabar is a deep red-orange mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; the pigment vermilion is extracted from this ore.Tomato
The web color tomato is a medium reddish-orange color that approximates the color of common supermarket tomatoes. Many vine-ripened tomatoes are a bit redder. The color of tomato soup is slightly less saturated. The color tomato is displayed at right.The first recorded use of tomato as a color name in English was in 1891.
When the X11 color names were invented in 1987, the color tomato was formulated as one of them.
Syracuse Orange
The web color Syracuse Orange is an orange color that is branded by Syracuse University. According to its website, Orange was adopted as the University color in 1890. The color was selected after a vote by students, faculty, alumni, and trustees, who noted it was a strong, bright color not claimed by any other school; it was Syracuse University's for the taking. It was chosen to represent the golden apples of Hesperia, as well as the story of the sunrise and hope for a golden future. Syracuse University was the first school to adopt only one official color.Bittersweet
The color bittersweet is displayed at right.The first recorded use of bittersweet as a color name in English was in 1892.
In 1958, bittersweet was made into a Crayola color. RoseArt calls this color sweetbitter instead of bittersweet.
Persimmon
Persimmon is a color that resembles persimmons.The first recorded use of persimmon as a color name in English was in 1922.
Butterscotch
Butterscotch is a color that resembles butterscotch.Persian orange
Persian orange is a color used in pottery and Persian carpets in Iran.The first recorded use of Persian orange as a color name in English was in 1892.
Orange pudding is colored Persian orange, assuming no food coloring is added. Allis-Chalmers tractors have been colored Persian orange since 1928 so that, even when caked with dirt, they could still be distinguished from landscape features.
Alloy orange
Displayed at right is the color alloy orange.Alloy orange is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Metallic FX, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 2001.
Although this is supposed to be a metallic color, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a computer.
Burnt orange
Burnt orange has been used as a color name for this medium dark shade of orange since 1915.This color is one variation that is used as a school color of The University of Texas at Austin, Auburn University, and Virginia Tech.
Burnt orange is not a standard color; for example, it is defined differently by Auburn University and the University of Texas at Austin. The National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks use burnt orange as a secondary color, and it is one of three colors of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns. The Chicago Bears also use it as an alternate color.
Burnt orange was used by the University of Montana prior to 1996 and Oklahoma State University for its football uniforms from 1973 through 1983.
Burnt orange was popular in interior design in the 1970s.
Burnt orange is also used to colour cylinders filled with the refrigerant R407C.
Bittersweet shimmer
Displayed at right is the color bittersweet shimmer.Bittersweet shimmer is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons called Metallic FX, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 2001.
Although this is supposed to be a metallic color, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a computer.
Jasper
At right is the color jasper.It is named for red jasper, the most commonly known form of jasper; however, as with many gemstones, jasper can be found in many colors, from yellow to brown and even green. The color shown at right was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of their Gem Tones crayon set.
Tiger’s eye
At right is the color tiger’s eye.It is named for the tiger’s eye gemstone, so named because its banding resembles the eye of a tiger. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of the Gem Tones set.
Brown
Brown, although an independent color term, actually combines the orange hue with low brightness. It can be described as an especially dark orange or, in painters' terminology, a deep shade of orange.The first recorded use of brown as a color name in English was in about 1000 AD in the Metres of Boethius.