All About the Color Orange

Orange, a close relative of red, sparks more controversy than any other hue. There is usually strong positive or negative association to orange and true orange generally elicits a stronger "love it" or "hate it" response than other colors.

Fun and flamboyant orange radiates warmth and energy. Interestingly, some of the tones of orange such as terra cotta, peach or rust have very broad appeal.

Orange is the color of the Sacral chakra, also known as Svadhisthana. This chakra is located beneath the naval, close to the genitals. The Sacral Chakra is linked to the sexual organs and reproductive system.

Opening this chakra will free fertility and inherent creativity. The Sacral chakra stimulates sexuality and emotions.

Gemstones that will aid the Sacral chakra include carnelian, coral, orange jasper, orange jade.

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Native American Indians associated the color orange with kinship

Orange is the national color of The Netherlands, because its royal family owns the principality of Orange.

In Ireland the use of orange dates from the reign of William of Orange, the Protestant English king and a Dutch stadholder.

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The nickname of the Dutch national soccer (football) team is Oranje, the Dutch word for orange.

In the United States Army, orange is the colour of the United States Army Signal Corps.

Safety orange is a color used to set things apart from their surroundings. Safety orange is the color usually used in the United States for traffic cones, stanchions, barrels, and other construction zone marking devices. OSHA requires that certain construction equipment must be painted safety orange.

Orange Stones: Carnelian, Orange Calcite, Orange Jade. Orange Rhodochrosite, Fire Agate, Orange Garnet, Orange Quartz, Orange Amber

In 2005, "The Gates"- an enviromental art exhibit by artist Christo and his wife Jeanne Claude, debuted in New York City's Central Park. It contained 7503 saffron colored fabric panels.
--ChristoJeanneclaude.net

photo of "The Gates" from christojeanneclaude.net

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"Orange is red brought nearer to humanity by yellow." --Kandinsky

"California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange."--Fred Allen

"There is no blue without yellow and without orange." --Vincent Van Gogh

"Orange, it seems, may be the best color choice for the competitive player. Though rare in golf apparel and only the seventh most popular color among American consumers, orange is jovial, warm, energetic, forceful, and has a subjective impression of exuberance. It is associated with fruitfulness, adventure, vigor and wholesomeness, plenty of which exists in golf and on the PGA TOUR." --Michael Patrick Shiels

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Orange is considered a warm color in landscape design. It's appearance can have an exciting effect in the garden.

Orange flowers visually come forward in the landscape, helping to make a large garden feel cozier.

Orange's complimentary color in the garden is blue.

Why is it that we love the vibrant color of sunsets, fresh citrus fruit and warm flames in our winter fireplaces but have trouble incorporating those hues into our gardens? Orange is one of those colors that really stands out, even at a distance. It seems to shout, "Hey, look at me!" Here's a list of plants with orange flowers and berries for your garden.--Garden Gate magazine

AromaPod, a scented lifestyle tool uses the color red with the scent that they call Awake. Awake: from AromaPod.

Orange Peel: A very strong orange scent, very refreshing, and cooling. A great scent for Spring-Fall. Aromatherapy benefits: Cheering, Refreshing, uplifting, cleansing.

Mimosa: A strong heavy, spicy Mimosa scent that will intoxicate you with its fragrance all year round. Aromatherapy benefits: Rejuvenating, uplifting, energizing, sensual, stimulating.--Scent It.com

Orange was the original scent of the orange colored Magic Scents Crayons from Binney & Smith Inc. introduced in 1994 with mostly food scents. There were numerous reports that children were eating the food-scented crayons, so the food scents were retired and replaced with non-food scents. The scent for the color orange after that time was "tulip".

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Celebrity chef Mario Batali's signature color is orange and he uses this energizing hue in everything from his footwear to his cookware.

Iron Chef Mario Batali loves his signature orange Crocs and is rarely seen without them.

When asked by Michael Waltrip why all of the orange, Batali replied, "My wife gave me orange shoes and someone said that it looked good on me in a printed article like 10 years ago and I never stopped wearing them."

A new line of cookware and accessories by Mario Batali is built around his signature color of persimmon orange.

Accoring to Food & Wine his "children describe orange as "the Batali national color"

Mario's site The Italian Kitchen

The world's largest home improvement retailer uses orange to identify their brand.

Home Depot website

Home Depot puts the orange in NASCAR

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Telecom providers join forces in the business market under the Orange brand

Orange Business Services website

There is no question that the vehicle you drive is an extension of your personality --an unspoken, but clear message to the rest of the world.

The message you send by driving an Orange vehicle: Fun-loving, talkative, fickle, and trendy

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