Safety orange
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Safety Orange | ||
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(66, 127, 28°) | ||
Source | ANSI Z535 | |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid reddish orange | |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
Safety orange (also known as blaze orange, vivid orange,
ANSI standard Z535.1–1998 states how safety orange is defined in the following notation systems:
- 5.0YR (hue) 6.0/15 (value/chroma)
- Approximate PMS (Pantone) Color (mixing directions):
- Pantone number
- 152
- CIE Data:
- x = 0.5510 y = 0.4214 Y% = 30.05
Note that this CIE color point is outside the gamut of common color spaces like sRGB or Adobe RGB.[citation needed]
The closest CIE color point that is still in the sRGB gamut is x = 0.54091, y = 0.40869, Y% = 30.05, corresponding to the sRGB-255 coordinates (232, 118, 0).[1]
The Adobe RGB color space is larger than the sRGB color space; the closest "safety orange" CIE color point that is still in the Adobe RGB gamut is x = 0.54467, y = 0.41424, Y% = 30.05%, corresponding to the AdobeRGB-255 coordinates (206, 118, 0).
Safety orange is the color usually used in the United States for
Safety orange is the same color as blaze orange, the shade of orange (Color No. 12199) required by United States law (U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade, Section 1150.3) to be on the tips of barrels of replica guns such as airsoft guns, and cap or toy guns. Hunter orange is also the color of hats, caps, and other safety wear required to be worn while hunting in most US states.
Elsewhere
Orange vests using colors such as safety orange as
See also
- Safety yellow
- Construction site safety
- Fire engine red
- International orange
- List of colors
- School bus yellow
- Spectral color