Sunset (color)

Sunray
Sunray
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E3A857
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(227, 168, 87)
HSV (h, s, v)	(35°, 62%, 89%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(73, 73, 50°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Moderate orange yellow
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

Sunglow
Sunglow
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFCC33
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 204, 51)
HSV (h, s, v)	(45°, 80%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(84, 93, 63°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid yellow
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

Sunset
Sunset
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FAD6A5
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(250, 214, 165)
HSV (h, s, v)	(35°, 34%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(88, 47, 56°)
Source	ISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light yellow
	B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

The Sun, about a minute before astronomical sunset.

The color sunset is a pale tint of orange. It is a representation of the average color of clouds when the sunlight from a sunset is reflected from them.

The first recorded use of sunset as a color name in English was in 1916.^[1]

Variations of sunset[]

Sunglow[]

The color sunglow is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of sunglow as a color name in English was in 1924.^[2] The Crayola crayon color was formulated in 1990.

Sunray[]

At right is displayed the color sunray.

The first recorded use of sunray as a color name in English was in 1926.^[3]

Sunset orange[]

Sunset Orange

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FD5E53
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(253, 94, 83)
HSV (h, s, v)	(4°, 67%, 99%)
CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)	(61, 127, 14°)
Source	Crayola
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Vivid red
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color sunset orange is displayed at right.

Sunset orange was formulated as a Crayola color in 1997.

Sun colors in human culture[]

Interior Design

Sunset is popular color in interior design which is used when a pale warm tint is desired.

Sports

Sunset orange is used on the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder alternative jerseys introduced in the 2015-16 season. They are primarily worn on Sunday matchups.

References[]

^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Sunset: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample C4
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205
^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; Color Sample of Sunset: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample J6