Color Names

Burnt Orange

Ember orange, like the glow when flames have died down.

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Burnt Orange is a rich orange.

It can be described as rich, strong, warm and fresh.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Burnt Orange

Shades of orange

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.

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Orange (colour)

Orange is the colour between yellow and red on the spectrum of visible light. The human eyes perceive orange when observing light with a dominant wavelength between roughly 585 and 620 nanometres. In traditional colour theory, it is a secondary colour of pigments, produced by mixing yellow and red. In the RGB colour model, it is a tertiary colour. It is named after the fruit of the same name.

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burnt orange

Noun

  1. A dark shade of orange.

Adjective

  1. Of a dark shade of orange.
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