Sunset (color)

The Sun, about a minute before astronomical sunset.

Sunset

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FAD6A5
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(250, 214, 165)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(0, 14, 34, 2)
HSV (h, s, v)	(35°, 34%, 98^[1]%)
Source	ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

At right is displayed the color 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 off of them.

The first recorded use of sunset as a color name in English was in 1916.^[2]

Variations of sunset

Sunglow

Sunglow

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFCC33
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(255, 204, 51)
HSV (h, s, v)	(50°, 99%, 98%)
Source	Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color sunglow is displayed at right.

The first recorded use of sunglow as a color name in English was in 1924.^[3] The Crayola crayon color was formulated in 1990.

Sunray

Sunray

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#E3A857
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(227, 168, 87)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(0, 26, 62, 11)
HSV (h, s, v)	(35°, 62%, 89^[4]%)
Source	ISCC NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

At right is displayed the color sunray.

The first recorded use of sunray as a color name in English was in 1926.^[5]

Sunset orange

Sunset Orange

Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FD5E53
sRGB^B (r, g, b)	(253, 94, 83)
CMYK^H (c, m, y, k)	(0, 63, 67, 1)
HSV (h, s, v)	(4°, 67%, 99^[6]%)
Source	Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color sunset orange is displayed at left.

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.

References

↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #FAD6A5 (Sunset):
↑ 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
↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #E3A857 (Sunset):
↑ 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
↑ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #FD5E53 (Sunset Orange):

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