light_orange colors

Literary analysis:

The hue "light orange" is employed by authors to convey both warmth and subtlety in descriptions of natural objects. In depictions of wood and bark, for instance, it lends a refined quality to the material, as when a wood is described as a "beautiful light orange" [1] or when bark transitions from gray to light orange [2, 3]. In botanical and zoological contexts, light orange brings life to delicate features—a flower’s bloom [4, 5], a bird’s feet or bill [6, 7, 8], and even the nuanced underparts of eggs or feathers [9, 10]. Through these varied applications, literature uses "light orange" not only to accurately portray the visual appearance of objects but also to enhance the overall sensory and emotive impact of the descriptions [11, 12].

The wood is of a beautiful light orange color, and, though coarse, is susceptible of polish.
— from Gregg's Commerce of the Prairies, 1831-1839, part 2 by Josiah Gregg
Bark gray to light orange; spines uncommon, 2-5 cm.
— from Trees of Indiana First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana) by Charles Clemon Deam
Wood .—Light, soft, tough, coarse-grained, very durable, light orange color.
— from West Virginia Trees by A. B. (Alonzo Beecher) Brooks
The Daunan Lily , L. dauricum, Rufeef, soosun , gives an erect, light orange flower in the rains.
— from Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by David Lester Richardson
Flowers medium-sized, light orange.
— from The Subtropical Garden; or, beauty of form in the flower garden. by W. (William) Robinson
Bill deep orange, dusky toward the end; feet light orange.
— from A Synopsis of the Birds of North America by John James Audubon
The cere, eyelids, legs, and feet assume a deep golden or light orange colour.
— from The Art and Practice of Hawking by E. B. (Edward Blair) Michell
2.— Nose , of a light orange color; a black or mottled nose should be rejected.
— from Herd Record of the Association of Breeders of Thorough-Bred Neat Stock Short Horns, Ayrshires and Devons by Various
This bird lays four or five eggs, which are white tinged with blue, and speckled at the larger end with light orange-brown.
— from Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting by Richard Kearton
2. Dun Midge,—lightest part of a Thrush's quill feather,—pale yellow silk, ribbed with light orange,—legs yellow hackle.
— from The Teesdale Angler by R. Lakeland
Color the hull a reddish brown, the masts brown, and the sails a light orange; this will give a very pretty effect.
— from Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them by Lina Beard
Embleton’s is of a more or less bright red, varying from a light orange or warm cream colour to a full orange, clouded with patches of deep scarlet.
— from A Year at the Shore by Philip Henry Gosse

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