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橙色——颜色文化

2006-09-28

海外英语 2006年8期
关键词:混用调色板本性

Flamboyant and Energetic醒目、充满活力

Orange is vibrant.Its a combination of red and yellow so it shares some common attributes with those colors.It denotes energy,warmth,and the sun.But orange has a bit less intensity or aggression than red, calmed by the cheerfulness of yellow.

Nature of Orange橙色本性

As a warm color orange is a stimulant—stimulating the emotions and even the appetite.Orange can be found in nature in the changing leaves of fall,the setting sun, and the skin and meat of citrus fruit.

Culture of Orange橙色文化

Orange brings up images of autumn leaves, pumpkins,and (in combination with Black) Halloween.It represents the changing seasons so in that sense it is a color on the edge,the color of change between the heat of summer and the cool of winter.

Because orange is also a citrus color,it can conjure up thoughts of vitamin C and good health.

Using Orange橙色的使用

If you want to get noticed without screaming, consider the color orange—it demands attention. The softer oranges such as peach are even friendlier,more soothing.Peachy oranges are less flamboyant than their redder cousins but still energetic.

In keeping with its transitional appearance in nature,you might use shades of orange to indicate transition or a bridge between two opposing factors.

Orange is often synonymous with autumn yet the brighter oranges are a summer color. Use shades of orange for seasonal-themed fall or summer materials.

Orange is mentally stimulating as well as sociable. Use it to get people thinking or to get them talking.

Using Orange with Other Colors橙色与其他颜色的混用

While orange and black are traditional Halloween colors,orange really pops with a medium blue.Red,yellow,and orange can be a fiery hot combination or, in tamer shades,a fresh,fruity experience.Make it tropical with green.

Use caution mixing orange and pink unless you want to recreate a vibrating, 60s psychedelic look.

Try a dash of orange with deep purple or a dash of purple with a bit of orange, tempered by lots of mellow yellow or white for an eye-catching look thats not overpowering.

Orange Color Palettes橙色调色板

These color palettes feature shades of orange going earthy with browns and greens as well as sophisticated with blues,grays,and other neutrals.

Orange Words代表橙色的单词

These words are synonymous with orange or represent various shades of the color orange.

Pumpkin, gold, flame, copper, brass, apricot, peach, citrus, tangerine.

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