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orangish

orangish

1 4.0
A color that looks a little like orange between red and yellow
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔr.ən.ɪʃ/
translation icon : naranjoso
  • The sky was painted with an orangish hue as the sun began to set.
  • orangish glow
  • orangish-red

This can range from a very light yellow brown to an orangish brown, all the way up to a very dark, almost black, but not black brown.

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Examples

  • When they ripen, they're going to turn orangish red like this.

  • So you can see when I combine them together, it gets kind of this orangish red color.

  • Her eyes have an orangish glow.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • This can range from a very light yellow brown to an orangish brown, all the way up to a very dark, almost black, but not black brown.

  • Not a ton of labeling and you have your classic orangish yellow tape in there.

  • Outside on the streets of Los Angeles, the orangish-red glow of morning had fallen over the city.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And it had an eerie orangish red tint to it.

  • Casanova came out into the brightly lit, almost orangish parking area.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • An orangish-red sun had begun its long, slow shimmy and slide toward the Pacific Ocean.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And then here's my beautiful orangish wall and then my two DIY whiteboards.

Synonyms

orange
vsorangish
577 1.0

Having the color between red and yellow like ripe citrus fruit

is milder and implies only an approximate likeness to that hue
ginger
vsorangish
5 1.5

Having bright orange-brown hair or fur

is a broader term meaning somewhat like that middle hue
orangey
vsorangish
  • Informal
2 3.6

A little like the color orange

is less exact and simply means somewhat like that hue
peach-colored
vsorangish
1 2.7

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

is stronger in color and more clearly between red and yellow
orange-colored
vsorangish
1 1.0

Having the color of a ripe orange

is a looser description, meaning somewhat like that typical hue
orange-red
vsorangish
1 2.0

A color that is between orange and red

is neutral between red and yellow rather than leaning red
red-orange
vsorangish
1 1.7

A color like orange but more red

is less red and stays between red and yellow more evenly
yellow-orange
vsorangish
1 1.9

A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset

is centered between red and yellow rather than leaning yellow
yellowish-orange
vsorangish
1 3.0

A colour between yellow and orange, like a sunset

is a broader term meaning somewhat like that middle hue
orange-brown
vsorangish
1 2.7

A brown color with a touch of orange

is brighter and less brown, more between red and yellow
orange-hued
vsorangish
3.6

Having the color of a ripe orange

is vaguer, meaning only somewhat similar to that tint
orange red
vsorangish
1.6

A bright red color with a strong orange tone

is more neutral and simply describes a somewhat similar hue
reddish orange
vsorangish
1.6

An orange color that looks more red than yellow

is more balanced between red and yellow, not mainly red
orangish-red
vsorangish
3.8

A red color that looks partly orange

is not mainly red but sits between red and yellow
flame-orange
vsorangish
3.8

A bright orange color with a red tone like fire

is a softer, less intense version between red and yellow
orange yellow
vsorangish
2.8

A bright yellow color with a small touch of orange

is not as yellow and stays between yellow and red
pinkish-orange
vsorangish
2.4

An orange color with a hint of pink

is more neutral and sits between red and yellow without pink
brownish-orange
vsorangish
2.4

A light brown color with orange tones

is less brown and more centered between red and yellow
gingery
vsorangish
4.9

A bright orange-brown color like some hair or fur

is a general, less specific hue between red and yellow

Antonyms

37 1.0

Clothing that has the color of a clear sky

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

Compounds

A red color that looks partly orange

How Orange

orange
577 1.0
orangey
  • Informal
2 3.6
orangish
1 4.0
yellowish
11 1.1

Surface Forms

orangish positive

Morphology

orangish = orange (transparent) = orange + ish

The adjective is directly formed by adding the approximative suffix '-ish' to the colour word 'orange', giving 'somewhat orange'.

Etymology

The word orangish comes from orange, first the fruit and later the color, and the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat like'. So orangish describes a color 'somewhat like' orange, the shade between red and yellow.