ORANGE

ORANGE | The color of fire, sun and fun The color orange represents warmth and tropical surroundings. Orange is considered a fun, light color. It is highly accepted among young people. Designers often use the orange color to illustrate something tropical, something funny, or something for young people. The orange color radiates warmth and joy, and combines the physical energy of the color red, with joy from the color yellow. Orange is so optimistic and uplifting, that we all should find ways to implement it in our daily lives. The color orange adds spontaneity and a positive way of looking at life. It’s a great color to use in tough economic times, to keep us motivated and help us look at the bright side of life. Orange is a multi-faceted color with different meanings in different cultures. The hue is quite prominent in Asian religions, and many monks and holy men wear orange robes. In Confucianism, orange is the color of transformation. The word for orange in India and China derives from saffron, which is the most expensive dye in the area. This demonstrates the importance of orange in these cultures, where it is seen as the perfect balance between the perfection of yellow and the power of red. Orange as a person Warm and welcoming, physically and mentally stimulating, vibrant, and flamboyant. How “Orange” affects you The color orange: provides you emotional strength in difficult times; helps you get through disappointments, despair and grief; stimulates mental activity; adds tension if you feel the time is passing slowly; encourages activity and sociality and increases creativity. Orange also stimulates our appetite. If you love having people around at the kitchen table, the color orange makes your guests talk and eat for a long time. Too much orange causes self-centered and self-serving qualities, including pride, arrogance, and lack of care for others. Too little orange causes loss of motivation, lower self-esteem, and loneliness. The “fifty” shades of Orange A darker, richer orange color may be associated with fall and mean deceit and lack of confidence. Red-orange corresponds to desire, sexual passion, pleasure, domination, aggression and a need for something to happen. Golden orange gives the feeling of prestige. The meaning of the color gold is wealth and wisdom and it often symbolizes something of high quality. Inspired by: Bourn Creative, and Jacob Olesen (Color Expert); mymodernmet.com