International orange

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International orange
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FF4F00
RGBa	(r, g, b)	(255, 79, 0)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(19°, 100%, 100%)
a: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

International orange is a color used to set things apart from their surroundings, similar to safety orange, but deeper and with a more reddish hue.

The Golden Gate Bridge is painted international orange. The Advanced Crew Escape Suit pressure suits worn by NASA astronauts on the Space Shuttle also use this color, as opposed to the lighter shade of safety orange used by the U.S. Air Force's high-altitude suits.

In the aerospace industry, international orange is commonly used to indicate test parts, wiring and equipment.

International Orange is also utilized in the United States Coast Guard's racing stripe.

International Orange Spa Yoga Lounge, voted "BEST SPA" (San Francisco Magazine 2005 and 2006), is located at 2044 Fillmore Street in San Francisco.

						Shades of orange
Orange	Amber	Coral	Dark salmon	Gamboge	International orange	Mahogany	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow	Pink-orange	Pomegranate	Pumpkin
Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Tangerine	Tenné (Tawny)	UNECE Amber	Vermilion	Burnt Orange	Apricot	Carrot Orange	Orange Peel	Orange (web)	Brown

[edit] See also

• Safety orange
• School bus yellow
• List of colors