Orange (colour)

See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word.

The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 620-585 nanometres. It is the same colour as the fruit for which it was named.

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With natural colouring materials such as paints or crayons, orange can be derived from primary colours by mixing red and yellow.

Its contrasting colour is blue.

Orange is the national colour of The Netherlands due to their monarchs originating from the principality of Orange-Nassau. It's the primary colour of many of the national sports teams. The nick name of the Dutch national soccer team is Oranje, which is Dutch for orange.
Orange signifies Protestantism in Northern Ireland.
Orange is the party colour of the People First Party on Taiwan, and of the New Democratic Party of Canada.

Variations of the colour orange

The color orange is often used for visibility enhancement. Hats, garments, vests and accessories are available for hunters and highways workers and others whose safety relies on being seen from a distance. The standard color, international or blaze orange is principally used and is thought to provide optimum contrast to colors existing in nature.

Orange pigments are largely in the ochre or cadmium families.

Brown is actually on the orange part of the colour spectrum.

Burnt orange is one variation that is used as a school colour of The University of Texas at Austin. Here is a sample of burnt orange:

Color Coordinates

Hex triplet = #FFA500

RGB    (r, g, b)    =  (255, 165, 0)

CMYK   (c, m, y, k) =  (0, 89, 255, 0)

HSV    (h, s, v)    =  (38, 100, 100)

Colors