Orange is a colour that we can admire everyday at sunset. It relates to autumn, when the leaves turn shades of orange and brown. In Hinduism, the color orange represents fire, a metaphor for the inner transformation. The hue is quite prominent in Asian religions, and many monks and holy men wear orange robes.
Before the 15th century, the colour orange did not have a name in Europe; it was simply called yellow-red. The word “orange” was adopted after the eponymous fruit was introduced to English via the Spanish word naranja, which came from the Sanskrit word nāraṅga.
In fact, artists like Monet, Gauguin, Renoir, and Toulouse-Lautrec used the color to great effect. Monet incorporated orange into his sunsets, while Toulouse-Lautrec used the color to symbolize the frenetic energy of Parisian dance halls. But perhaps no other painter was as indebted to orange as Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh would mix his own orange hues and use them to contrast with the blues and purples he incorporated into his work.
Different shades of the color can evoke very different kinds of feelings. A pumpkin orange conjures up a sense of Halloween and the changing autumn leaves, while a more yellow-orange gives off a summery, fresh feel.
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