Variations of Orange Colour

The colour orange is often used for visibility enhancement.

Orange pigments are largely in the ochre or cadmium families.

Brown is actually on the orange part of the colour spectrum.

International orange

The standard colour, international or blaze orange is principally used and is thought to provide optimum contrast to colours existing in nature. Hats, garments, vests and accessories are available for hunters and highway workers and others whose safety relies on being seen from a distance. Telephone and fibre optic cables are often encased in orange polyethylene tubing. The Golden Gate Bridge is painted international orange.

Burnt orange

Burnt orange is one variation that is used as a school colour of the University of Texas at Austin (USA). Burnt orange can also be created using #CC5500.