Orange color

Explanation of orange color

Everything you need to know about orange color; How to mix, combine and choose the color shades that suit you, given the meanings and effects of different colors

Orange color is found between red and yellow in the visible light spectrum.

Wavelength: 585-620 nm
Frequency: 480-505 Terahertz

The complementary color to orange is The color blue By color wheel.

Meanings of orange color

Orange has many meanings, including affection, warmth, abundance and sensuality. Also amusement, creativity and enthusiasm.

Pigments of orange color

Cadmium orange. Pigment PO20.

Perinon orange. Pigment PO43.

Orange color in art - useful tips for painters

An orange shade can be obtained by a combination of red and yellow or by a color based on orange pigment. In order to create XNUMXD using the principles of light and shadow in painting an orange object, the object must be darkened with complementary blue shades.

Orange shades from the world of design and fashion and how to achieve them in art

Peach orange which is light orange with white and pink.
Color of salmon fish created by mixing orange with red and pink.

Famous works in which orange color stars

Van Gogh, 1888, "Willow Trees at Sunset", oil on canvas

 

Edvard Munch, 1910, "The Scream", Oil, tempera, pastel and crayon on cardboard

 

Claude Monet, 1908, "San Giorgio at Dusk", oil on canvas

 

Colors - explanation, meanings and tips:
red | yellow | blue | white | black | green | orange | pink | purple | Heat | gray | Gold | Of money | bronze

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