Sunset (color)

Short description: Shade of orange

The Sun, about a minute before astronomical sunset.

Sunset
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FAD6A5
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light yellow

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

This section is an excerpt from Sunset#Colors[ edit ]

Variations of sunset

Sunglow

Sunglow
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFCC33
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow

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

Sunray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E3A857
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate orange yellow

At right is displayed the color sunray.

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

Sunset orange

Sunset Orange
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FD5E53
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red

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.

See also

• List of colors