It is said the word ‘orange’ was first used to denote this hue during the time of King Henry VIII’s reign in 16th century England. Although we now see it’s association to Hinduism and Buddhism it then symbolized the royal family of the Netherlands, The House of Orange-Nassau. Previously known as geoluhread (meaning yellow-red), orange promoted feelings of good health, energy and safety in it’s representation of warmth and the sun. In this color’s psychology we associate it with happiness, balance, fire and enthusiasm, but on the opposite spectrum we also see arrogance, gaudiness, over-emotion, and danger. In our minds we can feel a sense of hunger as the color gives us a feeling of urgency. And, in this urgency it can now make sense that orange flags us in our Homeland Security, makes us aware of construction, hunters, and even the need to yield before a red light change. While it rhymes with nothing, many have tried, and in top online search results you will only find “Things That (kind of) Rhyme With Orange”. Orange masters uniqueness. It creates more controversy in our thoughts then any other color may with it’s strong negative and positive reactions in a true love-it or hate-it scenario. Yet, as it may confuse our minds as to which emotional reaction we take it still pairs perfectly with the all around answer of a favorite color; that being blue. A fun loving, socialite who is occasionally dramatic but always good-natured, however, when asked will answer orange.

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