What can be either red or orange?
May 14, 2017 10:47 AM Subscribe
Looking for things which can be fully-saturated red or orange, where either color is about equally likely and unsurprising, and which are not flowers.
It's okay if the thing can occur in other colors as well, as long as it is usually red or orange, or the red/orange versions are dominant and familiar.
Also acceptable: things which can occur in colors intermediate between red and orange, or which can be simultaneously red and orange.
Good examples: tomatoes, newts, street signs, the moon at moonrise or moonset, fire, autumn leaves
Bad examples:
fire engines (can technically be any color someone wants to paint them, but orange would be unusual and not what people would generally think of),
apples (orange apples exist but are uncommon),
bricks (can be red or orange, but are usually duller, less saturated colors)
roses (are flowers)
Good examples: tomatoes, newts, street signs, the moon at moonrise or moonset, fire, autumn leaves
Bad examples:
fire engines (can technically be any color someone wants to paint them, but orange would be unusual and not what people would generally think of),
apples (orange apples exist but are uncommon),
bricks (can be red or orange, but are usually duller, less saturated colors)
roses (are flowers)
Ladybugs?
posted by stillmoving at 10:52 AM on May 14, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by stillmoving at 10:52 AM on May 14, 2017 [2 favorites]
The Golden Gate Bridge? (Most people would call it red, but officially it's International Orange)
posted by alexei at 10:55 AM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by alexei at 10:55 AM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
Blood oranges
Yams/sweet potatoes
Flame bowerbird
American bittersweet berries
Gac fruit
carrots
Lipstick, nail polish, hair dye
posted by Ideefixe at 11:03 AM on May 14, 2017
Yams/sweet potatoes
Flame bowerbird
American bittersweet berries
Gac fruit
carrots
Lipstick, nail polish, hair dye
posted by Ideefixe at 11:03 AM on May 14, 2017
M&M's
I'll add that I don't actually think newts are a good example. I assume you're thinking of red efts. Despite the name, I've never seen a red eft that looked anything but orange.
posted by Redstart at 11:29 AM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
I'll add that I don't actually think newts are a good example. I assume you're thinking of red efts. Despite the name, I've never seen a red eft that looked anything but orange.
posted by Redstart at 11:29 AM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
Traffic lights.
posted by zamboni at 11:39 AM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by zamboni at 11:39 AM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
Sunrise, sunset.
posted by aniola at 12:12 PM on May 14, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by aniola at 12:12 PM on May 14, 2017 [4 favorites]
Garnets
posted by phoenixy at 12:30 PM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by phoenixy at 12:30 PM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
parrots
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:45 PM on May 14, 2017
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 12:45 PM on May 14, 2017
Gatorade
posted by STFUDonnie at 1:11 PM on May 14, 2017
posted by STFUDonnie at 1:11 PM on May 14, 2017
Balloons
posted by chiefthe at 1:51 PM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by chiefthe at 1:51 PM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
Seconding garnets.
posted by MexicanYenta at 4:05 PM on May 14, 2017
posted by MexicanYenta at 4:05 PM on May 14, 2017
Goldfish (the red breeds are sometimes called "comets")
Roosters
Mangoes
Heirloom carrots
Peaches or nectarines (the skins)
Gummi bears
Skittles
posted by pseudostrabismus at 4:28 PM on May 14, 2017
Roosters
Mangoes
Heirloom carrots
Peaches or nectarines (the skins)
Gummi bears
Skittles
posted by pseudostrabismus at 4:28 PM on May 14, 2017
Bell peppers.
posted by heathergirl at 5:24 PM on May 14, 2017
posted by heathergirl at 5:24 PM on May 14, 2017
Fiestaware
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 5:27 PM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 5:27 PM on May 14, 2017 [1 favorite]
traffic cones
monarch butterflies
pumpkins
the interior flesh of citrus fruit
posted by bq at 5:31 PM on May 14, 2017
monarch butterflies
pumpkins
the interior flesh of citrus fruit
posted by bq at 5:31 PM on May 14, 2017
Vermillion Flycatcher (more orange earlier in the season)
posted by veery at 11:28 PM on May 14, 2017
posted by veery at 11:28 PM on May 14, 2017
Post-it notes -- or stationary in general really
Canvas bags (like the reusable grocery kind)
Bicycle Helmets
Jumpsuits
Sports jerseys
Cocktails
posted by cotterpin at 2:19 AM on May 15, 2017
Canvas bags (like the reusable grocery kind)
Bicycle Helmets
Jumpsuits
Sports jerseys
Cocktails
posted by cotterpin at 2:19 AM on May 15, 2017
Golf balls (for miniature golfing)
Christmas lights
Colored pencils or crayons
Any variety of candies (jolly ranchers, gummy bears)
Popsicles
posted by LKWorking at 8:45 AM on May 15, 2017
Christmas lights
Colored pencils or crayons
Any variety of candies (jolly ranchers, gummy bears)
Popsicles
posted by LKWorking at 8:45 AM on May 15, 2017
Cheetos come in both classic orange and orangey-red in the Flamin' Hot flavor.
In addition to all of the aforementioned fruits, how about persimmons? They generally range from orangey-red to reddish-orange.
posted by mhum at 12:43 PM on May 15, 2017
In addition to all of the aforementioned fruits, how about persimmons? They generally range from orangey-red to reddish-orange.
posted by mhum at 12:43 PM on May 15, 2017
Lifejackets, PDF vests
posted by itsflyable at 2:23 PM on May 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by itsflyable at 2:23 PM on May 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
Also, ruby red grapefruits, like blood oranges, are simultaneously orange on the outside and red on the inside.
posted by mhum at 2:49 PM on May 15, 2017
posted by mhum at 2:49 PM on May 15, 2017
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posted by wyzewoman at 10:50 AM on May 14, 2017 [15 favorites]