orange-yellowadj.n.
/ˌɒrᵻn(d)ʒˈjɛləʊ/, U.S. /ˌɔr(ə)ndʒˈjɛloʊ/, /ˌɑr(ə)ndʒˈjɛloʊ/ A. adj.
Of a shade of yellow approaching orange.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > orange yellow
vitelline?a1412
luteous1657
orange-yellow1662
orange-buff1844
1662 Duchess of Newcastle Wits Cabal ii. ii. viii, in Playes Written 300 She hath a green Sattin gown on..and an Orange-yellow Feather on her head.
1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. II. 16 The matter must be calcined till it becomes of an orange yellow colour at the surface.
1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 8/1 The 1-centavo stamp is orange-yellow.
1956 Nature 17 Mar. 528/1 The..orange-yellow extract [from human red hair]..was carefully neutralized.
1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. viii. 66 The disease starts as a grey mould on the underside of the leaves, which gradually turn purple while the upper sides become orange-yellow.
1995 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Nov. 685/2 Seed collector..have found exciting colonies, some with red calyces and orange-yellow petals.
B. n.
An orange-yellow colour.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > reddish yellow
saffrona1382
saffron coloura1398
saffron yellowa1398
reddish-yellow1530
orange-yellow1825
madder yellow1836
1825 D. Douglas Jrnl. 1 Jan. (1914) 100 A lizard, 3 feet long, of a bright orange-yellow.
1882 Garden 14 Oct. 347/1 Dahlia..Duchess of Albany... The colour is a warm orange-yellow, streaked and spotted with crimson.
1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 287 An even border of orange-yellow along the outer margin of the dorsal and caudal fins.
1994 J. Updike Brazil ii. 10 Isabel carried a gauzy beach dress, the orange-yellow of a maracujá.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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