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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Orange You Glad To Know



Upon closer inspection, orange chrysanthemums are really a mixture of red and yellow, just as the color orange itself is halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compresssed RGB color space.

Azure, a greenish-blue, is the complimentary color to orange on the color wheel.

The word "orange" comes from the Sanskrit word "naranja." It's first recorded use was in 1512, in the court of Henry VIII. Before that, the color was referred to as "geoluhread," which means yellow-red in Old English.

I hope you are taking notes. There will be a pop quiz later in the week.

Just kidding.

16 comments:

  1. mary is there anything more autumn than mums...beauty in you image there

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  2. Oh, I'm takin' notes - I love this stuff...

    Almost as much as I love orange!

    Great shot!

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  3. Beautiful photo...love the flowers.
    Please don't quiz me! All I know is that yellow and red make orange!

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  4. LOL oh no, I'm awful at other languages....

    gorgeous color and bokeh

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  5. Love the history lesson...you're a great teacher! The mums you captured are so beautiful!

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  6. Geoluhread? I LOVE IT! this is fantastic!

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  7. So beautiful and soft. Great bokeh too!

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  8. that photo is just gorgeous!! i think naranja is also the word for the orange fruit in spanish but i'm not 100% sure.

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  9. Pretty photo!

    Shelley @ Shutterbug
    http://shelleyslens.blogspot.com

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  10. Just lovely! Mums are one of my favorite flowers!

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  11. just beautiful. one of the best parts of fall...orange mums!

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  12. I'm not a bit surprised to learn orange comes from a Sanskrit word. Orange is such an important color in the eastern world. I'm thinking of saffron and priest's robes and saris and the dusty earth.

    Thanks, you can teach me something anytime.

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  13. Wow, Mary - lovely colors and bountiful information.

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  14. this takes my breath away. lovely.

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  15. Thanks for that bit of History...great shot...
    Char

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