A LI’L ORANGE

THINK CANTALOUPE — THE FRUIT AND THE COLOR

On the way to high-throttle, full-intensity orange, that fireball of colors, there are versions and variations of the full monty that present themselves like cups of weak but still satisfying tea. Think cantaloupe, which is the name of a fruit and, at least for some interior decorators and paint manufacturers, also the name of a paint color. We tip our hat to these colors on our way for our hot date with fiery orange.

The color in the middle here appears to be on the road to full-blown, high-intensity orange — but it ain’t there yet. Photo by Bill Westmoreland
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