Orange is made by mixing red and yellow together.

Quick Scoop

  • On the traditional color wheel, orange sits between red and yellow, because it is created by combining them.
  • Using more red than yellow gives you a deeper, red-orange shade; more yellow than red gives you a lighter, yellow-orange tone.
  • In digital color (like on screens), orange is often represented by the hex code #FFA500, which corresponds to an RGB mix of 255 (red), 165 (green), and 0 (blue).

Tiny “story” way to remember it

Think of mixing a sunset: the sun is yellow, the sky is glowing red; where they overlap on the horizon, you see orange. That overlap is literally what you are doing when you blend red and yellow paint.

If you can’t decide how much of each to use, start with equal parts red and yellow, then adjust slowly until the orange looks right to your eye.

TL;DR: Red + yellow = orange; tweak the ratio to get exactly the shade you want.

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