Shades of orange

Inoptics,orangehas a wavelength between approximately 585 and 620nmand ahueof 30° inHSV color space. In theRGB color spaceit is asecondary colornumerically halfway betweengamma-compressedred and yellow, as can be seen in theRGB color wheel. Thecomplementary colorof orange isazure. Orange pigments are largely in theochreorcadmiumfamilies, and absorb mostly blue light.
Varieties of thecolororangemay 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.
The color known ascolor wheel orangeis the tone of orange that is a purechromaon theHSV color wheel, the expression of which is known as theRGB color wheel, exactly halfway betweenredandyellow.  Thecomplementary colorof orange isazure.
Theweb colorcalledorangeis defined inCSSas thehex tripletFFA500.
There is a web color calleddark orange.
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.
A shade of orange known asInternational orangeis 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.
The tone of international orange used to paint theGolden Gate BridgeinSan Francisco,Californiais slightly lighter than the standard International orange used by military contractors and in engineering (shown below), thus increasing its visibility toships. The25 de Abril BridgeinLisbon,Portugalalso uses this color.
The color calledorangeinPantoneis taken from the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #021 TPX—Orange.
Orange was one of the original colors formulated byCrayolain 1903.
Theweb colorpapaya whipis a pale tint of orange.
The first recorded use ofpeachas a color name in English was in 1588.
Alight orangecolor was formulated for Crayola colored pencils.
Apricothas been in use as a color name since 1851.
The colormelonis a representation of the color of the interior flesh of acantaloupe, the most commonly consumed melon.
The first recorded use ofmelonas a color name in English was in 1892.
In 1949, melon was formulated as one of the Crayola colors.
Atomic tangerinewas formulated by Crayola in 1990.
(Atomic tangerine is supposed to be a fluorescent color, but there is no mechanism for showingfluorescenceon a flat computer screen.)
The name of the colorxanthousis derived fromxantho(meaning yellow or golden), from theAncient Greekξανθός and "ous" (meaning full of), from the Latin adjectival suffix -ōsus.
Carrot orangeis a tint of orange that is a representation of the color of the rawcarrotvegetable.
The first recorded use ofcarrot orangeas a color name in English was in 1684.
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.Orange peel is the color halfway betweenorange (color wheel)andamberon the color wheel.
The first recorded use oforange peelas a color name in English was in 1839.
The first recorded use ofPrinceton orangeas a color name in English was in 1928.
The color symbolizesPrinceton Universityand is defined as Pantone 158.The equivalentRGBvalues vary among sources.
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.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.
Spanish orangeis the color that is calledanaranjado(the Spanish word for the colour "orange") in theGuía de coloraciones(Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and
Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
The first recorded use oftangerineas a color name in English was in 1899.
Theweb colorcoralis a shade of orange.
The first recorded use ofcoralas a color name inEnglishwas in 1513.
Pumpkinis a color that resembles pumpkins.
The first recorded use ofpumpkinas a color name in English was in 1922.
Pumpkin or orange is used withblackforHalloweendecorations.
Tangelois a shade of orange that is the color of the outer skin of thetangelofruit.
The first recorded use ofsaffronas a color name inEnglishwas in 1200.It is considered as the most important colour inHinduism. It is worn by the monks of theTheravadatradition.
The web colorgoldenrodis a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold coloredgoldenrodflowers.
The first recorded use ofgoldenrodas a color name in English was in 1915.
The web colorHunyadi yelloworPear goldis represented on theHunyadicoat of arms.
The colorGiants orangesymbolizes, along with black andcream, theSan Francisco Giantsbaseball team.
Persimmonis a color that resemblespersimmons.
The first recorded use ofpersimmonas a color name in English was in 1922.
Butterscotchis a color that resemblesbutterscotch.
Persian orangeis a color used inpotteryandPersian carpetsin Iran.
The first recorded use ofPersian orangeas a color name in English was in 1892.
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 coloringis added.Allis-Chalmerstractors have been colored Persian orange since 1928 so that, even when caked with dirt, they could still be distinguished from landscape features.
Alloy orangeis 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.
Burnt orangehas been used as a color name for this medium dark shade of orange since 1915.
This color is one variation that is used as aschool colorof TheUniversity of Texas at Austin,Auburn University, andVirginia Tech.
Burnt orange is not a standard color; for example, it is defined differently byAuburn Universityand theUniversity of Texas at Austin.TheNational Hockey League'sSan Jose Sharksuse burnt orange as a secondary color,and it is one of three colors of theNational Football League'sCleveland Browns.TheChicago Bearsalso use it as an alternate color.
Burnt orange was used by theUniversity of Montanaprior to 1996andOklahoma State Universityfor its football uniforms from 1973 through 1983.
Burnt orange was popular ininterior designin the 1970s.
Burnt orange is also used to colour cylinders filled with the refrigerantR407C.
The colortiger's eyeis named for thetiger's eyegemstone, 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, although an independent color term, actually combines the orangehue(or close to orange) with lowbrightness. It can be described as an especiallydark orangeor, inpainters' terminology, a deepshadeof orange.
The first recorded use ofbrownas a color name in English was in about 1000 AD in theMetres of Boethius.
Apricot Peach is a pale light grayish tangelo color.