Talk:Shades of orange

Oklahoma State University Orange
Could hex FE5C00 be added as a variant? While OSU claims that they started off using "Princeton orange" as their school colors in reference to being nicknamed "the Princeton of the Plains" the color they use today isn't actually the same as Princeton Orange. . I'd argue that it's a pretty recognizable hue, but I'm not sure if an "official" name for the color exists. Netscape128 (talk) 13:07, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Tangerine Tango
Is tangerine tango a shade of orange or of red? QuentinUK (talk) 00:04, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Princeton orange
As seems to be the case routinely with university colors defined as Pantone colors, there are discrepancies in our Pantone orange RGB/HSV/CMYK values in the various articles. The color is defined by Princeton University as Pantone 158, various imitations of which are:

I'm going with #F58025, based on use on Princeton's website and proximity to other values. —&#91;  Alan M 1  (talk) &#93;— 09:01, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Safety orange
The absence of Safety orange from this page is quite "glaring". It is one of the most socially significant shades of orange, it is widely used to signal or mark dangers - everything from traffic cones to hunters' hats are this shade of orange. International orange is a fairly similar shade used for enhanced visibility particularly in aerospace applications. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 21:45, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

UT Orange
I noticed that the specific shade of orange used by the University of Tennessee (UT) is not in the article. From what I understand, the specific shade of orange UT uses is unique to the school. Jay (talk) 03:42, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Wrapping the spectrum into a color wheel
"If the visible spectrum is wrapped to form a color wheel, orange appears midway between red and yellow" What is the point of this section? Orange appears midway between red and yellow even if the spectrum isn't wrapped. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.248.218.89 (talk) 20:43, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 05:51, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

International safety?
Seems that the colours in the articles Safety orange and International orange should be mentioned here too. - Snori (talk) 04:24, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

Batorange? Butorange?
Is there any evidence for this color name? Dgorsline (talk) 02:51, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Possible removal from list
An entry in List of colors: A–F contained a link to this page.

The entry is :

Chinese orange

I don't see any evidence that this color is discussed in this article and plan to delete it from the list per this discussion: Talk:List_of_colors

If someone decides that this color should have a section in this article and it is added, I would appreciate a ping.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  14:24, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * One use of "Chinese orange" is in the description of 1920s early Parker Duofold pens (we should have an article here, they're one of a few easily notable fountain pen models). These were early days for the plastics industry and colours were limited. Part of the driver for making this pen at all was that they had found a new process which could make the pen bodies in a red [sic] hard rubber, rather than the previously ubiquitous black. The colour was described as "Chinese Red" (referencing vermillion lacquer, a recognised and high quality product) although it was actually orange. It was followed by "Mandarin yellow" (which was actually yellow) and wasn't followed by a prototyped example in "Pompeian brown" (which finally was the red they'd been after all along).  These pens were also huge by modern standards. They're sometimes mistaken for a kid's toy.  So in pen collecting circles it's not unusual to hear one described as a "Big Red" (Parker's term) in "Chinese orange" (the modern term for what the colour actually is).  Take a look at https://parkerpens.net/duofold.html for more Duofold stuff. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:28, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the discussion. Sounds like it may be a legitimate: name. Now we just need somebody to do the research to add it to this article or create the article you suggested and incorporated in that article.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  16:54, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Entries in List of colors: A–F contained links to this page.

The entries are :


 * Deep carrot orange
 * Electric orange
 * Fire opal
 * Halloween orange

An entry in List of colors: G–M contained a link to this page.

The entry is :


 * Manila
 * Maximum orange
 * Melancholy
 * Metallic orange

An entry in List of colors: N–Z contained a link to this page.

The entry is :


 * Orange soda #EB593D
 * Orioles orange
 * Philippine orange
 * Royal orange
 * Tangelo
 * Tomato sauce
 * Willpower orange

I don't see any evidence that these colors are discussed in this article and plan to delete them from the list per this discussion: Talk:List_of_colors

If someone decides that these colors should have a section in this article and it is added, I would appreciate a ping.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  20:49, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Tea Rose
Noticed that the shade Tea Rose appears in the 'shades of pink' box at the bottom of the article for Pink, but that it links here. It's described here as "ISCC–NBS descriptor Deep yellowish pink". Also the external link in its entry ' ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Tea Rose (color sample #26)' in the article is dead. So should it be here or in shades of pink? Or not in the box on the Pink page for shades of pink? Or something else?Frond Dishlock (talk) 01:07, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Orange/tangerine meme
Had added the Orange/tangerine meme:


 * A 2020 internet meme contended that the fruit known as the orange was more commonly closer to the color tangerine, and the fruit known as the tangerine was commonly closer to the color orange.

Was removed by User:Meters for being unsourced and unneeded. Fair enough on the sourcing, but if sourced ought to be included. Hyperbolick (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

(has a "KnowYourMeme" page -- https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1612810-mildly-infuriating) Hyperbolick (talk) 23:34, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I disagree. Meters (talk) 02:49, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Very well then, your disagreement is noted in the official logbook of disagreements. Hyperbolick (talk) 23:14, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * You pinged me to this discussion. Why would you make a point of me having responded? You have not made a case for why you think a meme should be mentioned in this article, so I have no need to say more than I did. Meters (talk) 01:08, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Was a courtesy ping, as you removed. Thought you might cite more detailed reasoning. Hyperbolick (talk) 01:42, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * What part of "unsourced and not needed" was unclear? You have still not made any case for including it. Meters (talk) 02:51, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I mean would you still think it "unneeded" if sourced. Hyperbolick (talk) 16:22, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes. "Not needed" (if you are going to quote me then at least quote me correctly) has nothing to do with it being unsourced. It's trivia about a social media meme that is not encyclopedic content. Meters (talk) 20:25, 10 August 2020 (UTC)

Certain hair colors
I'm gonna be adding certain hair colors that qualify as orange or not. Any brown color can potentially qualify as orange. As a topic, I feel like hair color needs more steps for approval. It can just sit here until then. ThunderBrine (talk) 07:48, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Notice for deletion of the "Khaki" color
I think we can all agree that the color "Khaki" under the "Additional variations of orange" is definitely not orange. Why is it listed? In the Khaki article, it is described as light brown with a small amount of yellow. Orange is not included. Khaki is an earth tone. Not an orange. Even a quick Google search shows no evidence of Khaki being an orange shade. Josprien (talk) 20:53, 28 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Displayed at right is the color khaki. This is the web color called khaki in HTML/CSS. At a hue of 37, it is classified as an orange-brown.
 * The color shown at right matches the color designated as khaki in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the standard for color nomenclature before the introduction of computers. The first recorded use of khaki as a color name in English was in 1848. ThunderBrine (talk) 17:49, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

"Melon (color)" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Melon (color). The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 November 4 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 19:19, 4 November 2021 (UTC)