Orange pigments

Description

Orange is a color produced by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of about 590–630nm. 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 orange, 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.)