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| Orange | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Wavelength | 585–620nm |
| Common connotations | |
| Autumn,Halloween,Thanksgiving,warmth | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFA500 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 165, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (39°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (75, 105, 45°) |
| Source | HTML Color Chart @30[usurped] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Inoptics,orange has a wavelength between approximately 585 and 620 nm and ahue of 30° inHSV color space. In theRGB color space it is asecondary color numerically halfway betweengamma-compressed red and yellow, as can be seen in theRGB color wheel. Thecomplementary color of orange isazure. Orange pigments are largely in theochre orcadmium families, and absorb mostly blue light.
Varieties of thecolororange may differ inhue,chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness) orlightness (or value, tone, orbrightness), or in two or three of these qualities. Variations in value are also calledtints 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) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF8000 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 128, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (30°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (67, 123, 30°) |
| Source | HTML Color Chart @30[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color known ascolor wheel orange is the tone of orange that is a purechroma on theHSV color wheel, the expression of which is known as theRGB color wheel, exactly halfway betweenred andyellow. Thecomplementary color of orange isazure.
| Orange (web color) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFA500 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 165, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (39°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (75, 105, 45°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Theweb color calledorange is defined inCSS as thehex triplet FFA500.
| Dark orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF8C00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 140, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (33°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (69, 116, 34°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
There is a web color calleddark orange.
| Safety Orange | |
|---|---|
 A safety orange warning sign for road construction sites. | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF7900 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 121, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (28°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (66, 127, 28°) |
| Source | ANSI Z535 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Safety orange (also known as blaze orange, and a number of other names) 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.
| International Orange (Aerospace) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF4F00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 79, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (19°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (59, 152, 18°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
A shade of orange known asInternational orange is used in the aerospace industry to set objects apart from their surroundings, similar toSafety orange, but deeper and with a more reddish tone. It was the color used for theSpace Shuttle pressure suits.
| International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) | |
|---|---|
 TheGolden Gate Bridge partially covered in fog | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F04A00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (240, 74, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (18°, 100%, 94%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (56, 143, 18°) |
| Source | GGB[2] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The tone of international orange used to paint theGolden Gate Bridge inSan Francisco,California is slightly lighter than the standard International orange used by military contractors and in engineering (shown below), thus increasing its visibility toships. The25 de Abril Bridge inLisbon,Portugal also uses this color.[3]
| Orange (Pantone) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF5800 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 88, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (21°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (60, 147, 20°) |
| Source | Pantone TPX[4][5] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color calledorange inPantone is taken from the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #021 TPX—Orange.[6]
| Orange (Crayola) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF7538 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 117, 56) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (18°, 78%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (65, 122, 24°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Orange was one of the original colors formulated byCrayola in 1903.
| Papaya Whip | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Papaya cream withcrème de cassis | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFEFD5 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 239, 213) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (37°, 16%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (95, 24, 63°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Theweb colorpapaya whip is a pale tint of orange.
| Peach | |
|---|---|
 The colour peach represents the flesh of thepeach fruit | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFE5B4 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 229, 180) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (39°, 29%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (92, 42, 63°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[7] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use ofpeach as a color name in English was in 1588.[8]
| Light orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FED8B1 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (254, 216, 177) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (30°, 30%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (89, 42, 51°) |
| Source | Crayola C.P. |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale orange yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Alight orange color was formulated for Crayola colored pencils.
| Apricot | |
|---|---|
 Anapricot fruit | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FBCEB1 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (251, 206, 177) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (24°, 29%, 98%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (86, 40, 41°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[9] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale orange yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Apricot has been in use as a color name since 1851.[10]
| Melon[11] | |
|---|---|
 Acantaloupe from Australia | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FDBCB4 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (253, 188, 180) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (7°, 29%, 99%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (82, 45, 19°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate yellowish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colormelon is a representation of the color of the interior flesh of acantaloupe, the most commonly consumed melon.
The first recorded use ofmelon as a color name in English was in 1892.[12]
In 1949, melon was formulated as one of the Crayola colors.[13]
| Atomic tangerine | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF9966 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 153, 102) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (20°, 60%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (73, 90, 30°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong yellowish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Atomic tangerine was formulated by Crayola in 1990.
(Atomic tangerine is supposed to be a fluorescent color, but there is no mechanism for showingfluorescence on a flat computer screen.)
| Xanthous | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F1B42F |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (241, 180, 47) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (41°, 80%, 95%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (77, 89, 56°) |
| Source | icolorpalette.com[14] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid orange yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The name of the colorxanthous is derived fromxantho (meaning yellow or golden), from theAncient Greek ξανθός and "ous" (meaning full of), from the Latin adjectival suffix -ōsus.
| Carrot orange | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #ED9121 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (237, 145, 33) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (33°, 86%, 93%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (68, 99, 40°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Carrot orange is a tint of orange that is a representation of the color of the rawcarrot vegetable.
The first recorded use ofcarrot orange as a color name in English was in 1684.[15]
| Orange peel | |
|---|---|
 Orange fruit and cross section | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF9F00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 159, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (37°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (74, 107, 42°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
A discussion of the difference between the colororange (the color halfway between red and yellow, shown above ascolor wheel orange) and the colororange peel (the actual color of the outer skin of an orange), may be found in Maerz and Paul.[16]Orange peel is the color halfway betweenorange (color wheel) andamber on the color wheel.
The first recorded use oforange peel as a color name in English was in 1839.[17]
| Princeton orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E77500 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (231, 117, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (30°, 100%, 91%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (61, 111, 31°) |
| Source | Princeton University[18] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use ofPrinceton orange as a color name in English was in 1928.[19]
The color symbolizesPrinceton University and is defined as Pantone 158.[20] The equivalentRGB values vary among sources.
| UT orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF8200 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 130, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (31°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (67, 121, 31°) |
| Source | University of Tennessee[21] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
This shade of orange is unique to theUniversity of Tennessee (UT), defined by the institution as Pantone 151, and is calledUT orange. UT Orange is licensed and trademarked by the university for university/merchandise purposes.[22][23] According to the university, this shade of orange is derived from theAmerican daisy, which grew in profusion on the oldest part of the campus,The Hill. The University of Tennessee colors are UT orange and white, and are used across its various sports teams, advertising, and merchandise.[24]
| Orange (G&S) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E86100 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (232, 97, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (25°, 100%, 91%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (58, 123, 24°) |
| Source | Gallego and Sanz[25] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Spanish orange is the color that is calledanaranjado (the Spanish word for the colour "orange") in theGuía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego andJuan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
| Tangerine | |
|---|---|
 Tangerine fruit in a tree | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F28500 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (242, 133, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (33°, 100%, 95%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (66, 110, 34°) |
| Source | [26] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use oftangerine as a color name in English was in 1899.[27]
| Coral | |
|---|---|
 Orangecup coral | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF7F50 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 127, 80) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (16°, 69%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (67, 110, 24°) |
| Source | HTML/CSS[28] X11 color names[29] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Theweb colorcoral is a shade of orange.The first recorded use ofcoral as a color name inEnglish was in 1513.[30]
| Pumpkin | |
|---|---|
 TheCucurbita upon which the color "pumpkin" is based | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FF7518 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (255, 117, 24) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (24°, 91%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (65, 127, 26°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[31] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Pumpkin is a color that resembles pumpkins.
The first recorded use ofpumpkin as a color name in English was in 1922.[32]
Pumpkin or orange is used withblack forHalloween decorations.
| Tangelo | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F94D00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (249, 77, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (19°, 100%, 98%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (58, 149, 18°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Tangelo is a shade of orange that is the color of the outer skin of thetangelo fruit.
| Saffron | |
|---|---|
 Saffron fronds, derived from thesaffron crocus, added to water | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F4C430 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (244, 196, 48) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (45°, 80%, 96%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (81, 90, 63°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[33] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The first recorded use ofsaffron as a color name inEnglish was in 1200.[34] It is considered as the most important colour inHinduism. It is worn by the monks of theTheravada tradition.
| Goldenrod | |
|---|---|
 Goldenrods in ruralFountain County, Indiana | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DAA520 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (218, 165, 32) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (43°, 85%, 85%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (71, 83, 58°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The web colorgoldenrod is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold coloredgoldenrodflowers.
The first recorded use ofgoldenrod as a color name in English was in 1915.[35]
| Hunyadi yellow | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E8AC41 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (232, 172, 65) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (38°, 72%, 91%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (74, 82, 54°) |
| Source | ColorSwatches[36] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange yellow |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The web colorHunyadi yellow orPear gold is represented on theHunyadicoat of arms.
| Giants orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FE5A1D |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (254, 90, 29) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (16°, 89%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (60, 142, 19°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colorGiants orange symbolizes, along with black andcream, theSan Francisco Giants baseball team.
| Persimmon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A ripe persimmon fruit | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EC5800 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (236, 88, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (22°, 100%, 93%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (57, 132, 21°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[37] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Persimmon is a color that resemblespersimmons.
The first recorded use ofpersimmon as a color name in English was in 1922.[38]
| Butterscotch | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Butterscotch pudding | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #E09540 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (224, 149, 64) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (32°, 71%, 88%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (68, 82, 43°) |
| Source | Pantone[39] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Butterscotch is a color that resemblesbutterscotch.
| Persian orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #D99058 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (217, 144, 88) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (26°, 59%, 85%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (66, 71, 38°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[40] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Persian orange is a color used inpottery andPersian carpets in Iran.
The first recorded use ofPersian orange as a color name in English was in 1892.[41]
Orange pudding (milk added to pureed oranges that is mixed in a blender with flour and slowly boiled on a stovetop) is colored Persian orange, assuming nofood 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.[42]
| Alloy orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C46210 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (196, 98, 16) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (27°, 92%, 77%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (52, 93, 30°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Alloy orange is one of the colors in the special set of metallic Crayola crayons calledMetallic FX, the colors of which were formulated by Crayola in 2001.
Although this is supposed to be ametallic color, there is no mechanism for displaying metallic colors on a computer.
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| Burnt orange | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #BF5700 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (191, 87, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (27°, 100%, 75%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (49, 97, 27°) |
| Source | University of Texas at Austin[43] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep reddish orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Burnt orange has been used as a color name for this medium dark shade of orange since 1915.[44]
This color is one variation that is used as aschool color of TheUniversity of Texas at Austin,Auburn University, andVirginia Tech.
Burnt orange is not a standard color; for example, it is defined differently byAuburn University[45][46] and theUniversity of Texas at Austin.[43][47] TheNational Hockey League'sSan Jose Sharks use burnt orange as a secondary color,[48] and it is one of three colors of theNational Football League'sCleveland Browns.[49][50] TheChicago Bears also use it as an alternate color.
Burnt orange was used by theUniversity of Montana prior to 1996[51] andOklahoma State University for its football uniforms from 1973 through 1983.[52]
Burnt orange was popular ininterior design in the 1970s.
Burnt orange is also used to colour cylinders filled with the refrigerantR407C.[53]
| Tiger's Eye | |
|---|---|
 Tiger's eye stone | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B56917 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (181, 105, 23) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (31°, 87%, 71%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (52, 78, 37°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep orange |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The colortiger's eye is named for thetiger's eye gemstone, so named because its banding resembles the eye of atiger. This color was formulated by Crayola in 1994 as part of the Gem Tones set.
| Brown | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #964B00 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (150, 75, 0) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (30°, 100%, 59%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (40, 72, 31°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Brown, although an independent color term, actually combines the orangehue (or close to orange) with lowbrightness. It can be described as an especiallydark orange or, inpainters' terminology, a deepshade of orange.
The first recorded use ofbrown as a color name in English was in about 1000 AD in theMetres of Boethius.[54][55]
| Apricot Peach | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #F8C8B0 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (248, 200, 176) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (20°, 29%, 97%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (84, 40, 36°) |
| Source | hexcolor.co[56] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale light grayish tangelo |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Apricot Peach is a pale light grayish tangelo color.
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