Archive count
588
Colors currently classified under the orange family.
Orange family
Orange Family
The orange family adds heat without the bluntness of pure red. It is useful when the work should feel alive, tactile, and welcoming rather than purely loud.
Representative shades — light, mid, deep
One row per hue root. Tap a swatch to copy its hex, or ↗ to open the color.
Also filed under this family by their nominal hue: 28 neutral grays, left out here.
Travel and lifestyleWarm product surfacesHospitality brands
Related collections
92
Editorial collections with at least one strong orange anchor.
Export formats
7+
CSS, Tailwind, Figma JSON, SCSS, Style Dictionary, Procreate, and more. Free accounts get a few exports a day; Pro removes the daily cap.
Recommended upgrade path
1. Start in the archive
Browse the strongest orange lane in search or dense view, then save the colors that feel closest to your project.
2. Move into a collection
Chalk and Coral is the cleanest editorial collection to prove this family in a more intentional 5-color set.
3. Upgrade to Pro
Pro removes the daily export cap on every token format, so a family direction can go straight into production without rationing.
Cultural significance
Orange takes its English name from the fruit, which arrived in Europe via Arabic (naranj) and Sanskrit (naranga). In Hinduism and Buddhism, saffron orange represents renunciation and spiritual quest — it is the color of monks' robes across Southeast Asia. In the Netherlands, orange (oranje) is the national color, tied to the House of Orange-Nassau. In Japan, orange tones appear in autumn momiji (maple) traditions and the persimmon (kaki) harvest. The pigment chrome orange, first synthesized in the 1800s, helped Impressionists capture sunlight.
Japanese · 日本語
オレンジの英名は果物に由来し、サンスクリット語のnarangaからアラビア語を経てヨーロッパに伝わりました。ヒンドゥー教と仏教では、サフランオレンジは放棄と精神的な探求を表し、東南アジアの僧侶の袈裟の色です。オランダではオレンジ（oranje）がオラニエ＝ナッサウ家に因む国民色。日本では秋の紅葉や柿の収穫にオレンジ色調が現れます。1800年代に合成されたクロムオレンジは印象派の画家たちの日光表現を助けました。
Featured archive colors
A first pass through the orange lane. Open any swatch for full relationships and exports.
Vermillion Bloom Clear
#E3B1A1
H 15 · S 54% · L 76%
Vermillion Core Vivid
#D54D20
H 15 · S 74% · L 48%
Vermillion Shadow Clear
#6E3421
H 15 · S 54% · L 28%
Ember Bloom Clear
#E3B7A1
H 20 · S 54% · L 76%
Ember Core Vivid
#D55C20
H 20 · S 74% · L 48%
Ember Shadow Clear
#6E3B21
H 20 · S 54% · L 28%
Tangerine Bloom Clear
#E3BCA1
H 25 · S 54% · L 76%
Tangerine Core Vivid
#D56B20
H 25 · S 74% · L 48%
Tangerine Shadow Clear
#6E4121
H 25 · S 54% · L 28%
Coral Bloom Clear
#E3C2A1
H 30 · S 54% · L 76%
Coral Core Vivid
#D57A20
H 30 · S 74% · L 48%
Coral Shadow Clear
#6E4721
H 30 · S 54% · L 28%
Apricot Bloom Clear
#E3CDA1
H 40 · S 54% · L 76%
Apricot Core Vivid
#D59920
H 40 · S 74% · L 48%
Apricot Shadow Clear
#6E5421
H 40 · S 54% · L 28%
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