Sunset (color)

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

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

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

Short description: Shade of orange

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.

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