Shades of orange
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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 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.
Orange | |
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Wavelength | 585–620 nm |
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 |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Varieties of the color orange may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation, intensity, or colorfulness) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), 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) | |
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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 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The color known as color wheel orange is the tone of orange that is a pure chroma on the HSV color wheel, the expression of which is known as the RGB color wheel, exactly halfway between red and yellow. The complementary color of orange is azure.
Orange (web color)
Orange (web color) | |
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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) |
The web color called orange is defined in CSS as the hex triplet FFA500.
Dark orange (web color)
Dark orange | |
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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 called dark orange.
Safety orange
Safety Orange | |
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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)
International Orange (Aerospace) | |
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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 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.
International orange (Golden Gate Bridge)
International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) | |
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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 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The tone of international orange used to paint the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California is slightly lighter than the standard International orange used by military contractors and in engineering (shown below), thus increasing its visibility to ships. The 25 de Abril Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal also uses this color.[1]
Orange (Pantone)
Orange (Pantone) | |
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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[2] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The color called orange in Pantone is taken from the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #021 TPX—Orange.[3]
Orange (Crayola)
Orange (Crayola) | |
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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 by Crayola in 1903.