Orange pigments

Description

Orange is a color produced by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of about 590630nm. It is considered a secondary color in the traditional RYB color wheel made by mixing red and yellow. An average orange color is represented by the following color coordinates:

- Hex triplet:  # FF7F00 

- RGB: (255, 127, 0); CMYK (0, 0, 0, 100) 

- HSV: (30, 100%, 100%)

Examples of inorganic orange pigments:

- oxides (Mars orange, mineral orange)

- chromates (lead chromate)

- sulfides (realgar, antimony orange)

- other (cadmium selenide, molybdate orange)

Examples of organic orange pigments:

- plant (saffron, annatto)

- synthetic (Hansa, naphthol orange, methyl orange)

Synonyms and Related Terms

Orange (Deut.); naranje (Esp.); anaranjados (Esp.); orange (Dan., Fr., Sven.); arancione (It.); subruber (Lat.); laranja (Port.); oranje (Ned.); pigmentos-laranja (Port.)