International orange

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International orange
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#FF4F00
B	(r, g, b)	(255, 79, 0)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(19°, 100%, 100%)
Source		BF2S Color Guide
B: 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 color is related to scarlet.

Contents 1 International orange in human culture 2 Trivia 3 External links 4 See also

[edit] International orange in human culture

Aerospace Industry

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

Astronautics

• The Advanced Crew Escape Suits, 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.

Engineering

• The Golden Gate Bridge is painted international orange. The international orange paint used on the Golden Gate Bridge is specially formulated to protect the bridge from the danger of rust from the moisture of the frequent fog that rolls in from the Pacific Ocean through the Golden Gate to San Francisco Bay.
• In accordance with air safety regulations, the Tokyo Tower is painted in white and international orange.

Maritime

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

[edit] Trivia

Schneider National paints their trucks "International Safety orange".

[edit] External links

• http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/FEDMIL/ttp59e.pdf - the 12-page 1975 GSA-approved specs for International Orange paint, including other 'formulas'

[edit] See also

• Safety orange
• School bus yellow
• List of colors

v • d • e Shades of orange
Amber	Apricot	Carrot orange	Coral	Brown	Burnt orange	Dark salmon	ECE Amber / SAE Yellow	Gamboge	International orange
Mahogany	Orange	Orange (web)	Orange-red	Orange peel	Peach	Peach-orange	Peach-yellow	Persimmon	Pink-orange
Pumpkin	Rust	Safety orange	Salmon	Tangerine	Tenné (Tawny)	Vermilion