Orange (colour)

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. Before the orange fruit was introduced to the English-speaking world, the colour was referred to (in Old English) as geoluhread, which transliterates into Modern English variously as yellow-red, yellowred, or yellored (all pronounced the same).

Variations of the colour orange

The colour orange is often used for visibility enhancement.

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Orange pigments are largely in the ochre or cadmium families.

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

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Burnt orange

Burnt orange is one variation that is used as a school colour of the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns(USA). Here is a sample of burnt orange: http://www.utexas.edu/visualguidelines/vg_colors.html. Burnt orange can also be created using #CC5500.

Related Topics:
University of Texas at Austin - Longhorns

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