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| International orange |
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— Color coordinates — |
| Hex triplet |
#FF4F00 |
| RGBB |
(r, g, b) |
(255, 79, 0) |
| HSV |
(h, s, v) |
(19°, 100%, 100%) |
| Source |
[Unsourced] |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
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International orange is a color used to set things apart from their surroundings, similar to safety orange, but deeper and with a more reddish hue. The color is related to scarlet.
[edit] International orange in human culture
- Aerospace industry
- In the aerospace industry, international orange is commonly used to indicate test parts, wiring and equipment.
- Astronautics
- The Advanced Crew Escape Suits, pressure suits worn by NASA astronauts on the Space Shuttle, also use this color, as opposed to the lighter shade of safety orange used by the United States Air Force's high-altitude suits. This is also planned for the new Constellation Space Suit systems that astronauts will wear after 2010.
- Engineering
- The Golden Gate Bridge is painted international orange. The international orange paint used on the Golden Gate Bridge is specially formulated to protect the bridge from the danger of rust from the moisture of the frequent fog that rolls in from the Pacific Ocean through the Golden Gate to San Francisco Bay.
- In accordance with air safety regulations, the Tokyo Tower is painted in white and international orange.
- Maritime Safety
- International Orange is also utilized in the United States Coast Guard's service mark.
[edit] Trivia
- Schneider National paints its trucks "International Safety orange".
- The World Football League used "international orange" (instead of the traditional white) for the stripes on their footballs. The league also painted a short "international orange" mark on the field at the two-yard line.
- International Orange Chorale, a San Francisco–based chamber chorus, named itself after this color used for the Golden Gate bridge.
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