Orange usually elicits strong positive or negative associations and true orange generally elicits a stronger "love it" or "hate it" response than other colours. Fun and flamboyant orange radiates warmth and energy. Orange is vibrant. It's a combination of red and yellow so it shares some common attributes with those colours. It denotes energy, warmth, and the sun. But orange has a bit less intensity or aggression than red, calmed by the cheerfulness of yellow.
Orange is the colour of fun and sociability and can be used in any activity area and creative areas. It stimulates activity and social interaction.
Orange can be found in nature in the changing leaves of fall, the setting sun, and the skin and meat of citrus fruit. It represents the changing seasons
Orange is the least popular of the colours although some orange tones such as terracotta, peach and rust have greater appeal.
Orange is the colour of the Sacral Chakra, located beneath the naval, close to the genitals. The Sacral Chakra is linked to the sexual organs and reproductive system. On the psycho-spiritual level, this chakra relates to self respect Orange is the colour of creativity and we should give ourselves the space to have creative time just for us.
Gemstones that will aid the Sacral Chakra include carnelian and orange agate. Orange Stones: carnelian, Orange calcite, Orange Jade, Orange Rhodochrosite, Fire Agate, Orange garnet, Orange Quartz, Orange Amber.
Orange in Cultural Traditions
In the Netherlands, Orange is the national coloue, dating back to the Dutch War of Independence and the rebel Prince of Orange.
In Ireland, the use of orange dates from the reign of William of Orange, the Protestant English king.
In China and Japan, orange is used to symbolize happiness and love.
In the garden, Orange's complimentary colour is blue
In Ireland this has very strong religious and nowadays political significance. Orange is a warm colour evoking enthusiasm, vibrancy and expansiveness. Energy, balance, warmth, enthusiasm, vibrant, expansive, flamboyant, attention-seeking
It is interesting that orange is the colour which is the least popular and the associated issues of orange and the sacral chakra seem to be an area which people find the most difficulty working on.
Native American Indians associated the colour orange with kinship
