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Sunset (color)

Shade of orange

Summary

Shade of orange

Field	Value
title	Sunset
hex	FAD6A5
source
isccname	Light yellow

The [[Sun]], about a minute before astronomical [[sunset]].

The color sunset is a pale tint of orange. It is a representation of the average color of clouds when the sunlight from a sunset is reflected from them.

The first recorded use of sunset as a color name in English was in 1916.

Origin

Variations of sunset

Sunglow

The color sunglow is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of sunglow as a color name in English was in 1924. The Crayola crayon color was formulated in 1990.

Sunray

At right is displayed the color sunray.

The first recorded use of sunray as a color name in English was in 1926.

Sunset orange

The color sunset orange is displayed at right.

Sunset orange was formulated as a Crayola color in 1997.

Sun colors in human culture

Interior Design

Sunset is popular color in interior design which is used when a pale warm tint is desired.

Sports

Sunset orange is used on the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder alternative jerseys introduced in the 2015-16 season. They are primarily worn on Sunday matchups.

References

Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Sunset: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample C4
Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205
Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Sunset: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample J6

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