Colours: Orange (Websites and Design)

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At the end of last year, the colour company Pantone announced that a shade of orange was the Pantone colour for 2012, and the year featured the colour heavily in fashion. In fact, I even purchased an orange handbag (below) before I started my new job at the end of March.

As a child, orange was my favourite colour. My parents brought back three soft toy puppies; being the eldest, I had the first choice. I ignored the white and brown one and choose the orange one, which I fondly named "Orangie". (He is a little worn, but I still have him.) Orange also complements my skin tone, but my fondness is now for the colour green.

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Orange is a popular colour for websites, and the colour works well with black, shades of blue, and shades of green. Combined with black, the mood of the design becomes powerful and strong and is a serious combination. Grey can also be used to look professional but less striking. Depending on the shade of orange used, blue/green is on the opposite side of the colour wheel from orange; this contrast works well.

Most of the websites using the colour orange are design agencies and designers. The colour is also popular in other industries, such as food and drink and the auto industry. Popular brands or corporations that use the colour include: Budget Car Rental, Easy Group (Easyjet), Firefox, Orange Mobile, Tropicana, Harley-Davidson, Fanta, Sunkist, Home Depot, Nickelodeon, B&Q, HTML5, Etsy, and Smashing Magazine.

A few websites that use the colour orange are listed below.

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http://www.soupagency.it

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http://www.mademyday.de/

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http://www.griplimited.com/

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http://www.buildwindows.com/

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http://pulpfingers.com/

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http://facts.regu.la/

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http://collisionlabs.com/

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http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/

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http://acescholarships.org

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http://www.thehemsley.com/were-moving/

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http://dressresponsively.com/

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http://www.javierlo.com/

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http://www.supereightstudio.com/

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http://www.nicelyreplayed.com/

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http://www.seesparkbox.com/about

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http://www.finelysliced.com.au/

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http://www.thesearethings.com/

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http://www.toyny.com/

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http://gruntdesign.com/

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https://one.ubuntu.com/

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http://cironline.org/

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http://mobilism.nl/2012

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http://www.crayonslife.com

In addition to the orange websites, I've also discovered some orange items on Etsy. I've avoided the traditional Halloween-themed items this year and have posted non-holiday-themed items. The items range from pillows to bunting, sculptures to wall art, rings to decorative plates, and cupcake toppers to necklaces. Enjoy!

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